View source for Neurodium ← Neurodium You do not have permission to edit this page, for the following reason: The action you have requested is limited to users in the group: Users. You can view and copy the source of this page. {{Treatment/ID |accepted_name=Neurodium |accepted_authority=Fée |publications={{Treatment/Publication |place=4: 201. 1850 |year=1850 }} |common_names=Ribbon ferns |basionyms= |synonyms={{Treatment/ID/Synonym |name=Paltonium |authority=C. Presl }} |hierarchy=Polypodiaceae;Neurodium |hierarchy_nav=<div class="higher-taxa"><div class="higher-taxon"><small>family</small>[[Polypodiaceae]]</div><div class="higher-taxon"><small>genus</small>[[Neurodium]]</div></div> |etymology=Greek neuron, nerve, and -ium, resemblance; veinlets are embossed |volume=Volume 2 |mention_page= |treatment_page= }}<!-- --><span class="statement" id="st-d0_s0" data-properties="plant habitat"><b>Plants </b>epiphytic.</span> <span class="statement" id="st-d0_s1" data-properties="stem growth form or orientation;stem architecture;stem diameter;stem coloration;stem coating"><b>Stems </b>short-creeping, branched, 2–4 mm diam., not whitish pruinose;</span> <span class="statement" id="st-d0_s2" data-properties="scale coloration;scale shape;scale architecture;margin architecture or shape">scales bicolored, lanceolate, somewhat clathrate, margins dentate.</span> <span class="statement" id="st-d0_s3" data-properties="leaf architecture;leaf arrangement or pubescence;leaf shape;leaf some measurement"><b>Leaves </b>essentially monomorphic, tufted, narrowed toward apex, to 45 cm.</span> <span class="statement" id="st-d0_s4" data-properties="petiole architecture;petiole coloration;petiole shape;petiole architecture"><b>Petiole </b>articulate to stem, greenish, round in cross-section, grooved at base.</span> <span class="statement" id="st-d0_s5" data-properties="blade arrangement;blade arrangement;blade arrangement;blade architecture;blade pubescence;blade pubescence;margin architecture or shape"><b>Blade </b>linear to lanceolate-elliptic, simple, not glaucous, glabrous, margins entire.</span> <span class="statement" id="st-d0_s6" data-properties="vein prominence;vein arrangement;vein count;vein architecture;vein shape;vein fusion;areole architecture or course;areole length or size"><b>Veins </b>obscure, in irregular areoles that generally longer than wide and parallel to costa, included veinlets 1–2, simple or forked, free.</span> <span class="statement" id="st-d0_s7" data-properties="band architecture;band position;sorus count;sorus shape;sorus shape;sorus shape;sorus shape"><b>Sori </b>in nearly continuous, nearly marginal band (coenosorus) in distal 1/2 of blade, sometimes also with 1–3 separate oblong to circular sori proximally;</span> <span class="statement" id="st-d0_s8" data-properties="indument texture">indument filamentous.</span> <span class="statement" id="st-d0_s9" data-properties=""><b>Spores </b>minutely tuberculate.</span> <span class="statement" id="st-d0_s10" data-properties="spore relief;x chromosome count">x = 37.</span><!-- -->{{Treatment/Body |distribution=Tropical;North America;Mexico;West Indies;Central America. |discussion=<p>Species 1 (1 in the flora).</p> |tables= |references= }}<!-- --><!-- -->{{#Taxon: name=Neurodium |author=Clifton E. Nauman |authority=Fée |rank=genus |parent rank=family |synonyms=Paltonium |basionyms= |family=Polypodiaceae |distribution=Tropical;North America;Mexico;West Indies;Central America. |reference=None |publication title= |publication year=1850 |special status= |source xml=https://jpend@bitbucket.org/aafc-mbb/fna-fine-grained-xml.git/src/287ef3db526bd807d435a3c7423ef2df1e951227/V2/V2_340.xml |genus=Neurodium |areole architecture or course=irregular |areole length or size=generally longer than wide |band architecture=continuous |band position=marginal |blade architecture=simple |blade arrangement=linear;lanceolate-elliptic |blade pubescence=glabrous;not glaucous |indument texture=filamentous |leaf architecture=monomorphic |leaf arrangement or pubescence=tufted |leaf shape=narrowed |leaf some measurement=0cm;45cm |margin architecture or shape=entire;dentate |petiole architecture=grooved;articulate |petiole coloration=greenish |petiole shape=round |plant habitat=epiphytic |scale architecture=clathrate |scale coloration=bicolored |scale shape=lanceolate |sorus count=1;3 |sorus shape=oblong;circular |spore relief=tuberculate |stem architecture=branched |stem coating=pruinose |stem coloration=not whitish |stem diameter=2mm;4mm |stem growth form or orientation=short-creeping |vein architecture=simple |vein arrangement=parallel |vein count=1;2 |vein fusion=free |vein prominence=obscure |vein shape=forked |x chromosome count=37 }}<!-- -->[[Category:Treatment]][[Category:Polypodiaceae]] Templates used on this page: Template:Polypodiaceae (view source) Template:Treatment/AuthorLink (view source) Template:Treatment/Body (view source) Template:Treatment/Body/Maps (view source) Template:Treatment/ID (view source) Template:Treatment/ID/Synonym (view source) Template:Treatment/Publication (view source) Return to Neurodium.