Trichomanes

Trichomanes
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Division: Polypodiophyta
Class: Polypodiopsida
Order: Hymenophyllales
Family: Hymenophyllaceae
Subfamily: Trichomanoideae
Genus: Trichomanes
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Type species
Trichomanes scandens
Synonyms[1]
  • Achomanes Neck.
  • Bergera W.Schaffn. ex Fée
  • Feea Bory
  • Hemiphlebium C.Presl
  • Holophlebium Christ
  • Homoeotes C.Presl
  • Hymenostachys Bory
  • Lacostea Bosch
  • Lecanium C.Presl
  • Leptomanes Prantl
  • Leucomanes C.Presl
  • Maschalosorus Bosch
  • Mortoniopteris Pic.Serm.
  • Muelleria W.Schaffn. ex E.Fourn.
  • Neuromanes Trevis.
  • Neurophyllum C.Presl
  • Odontomanes C.Presl
  • Pteromanes Pic.Serm.
  • Ptilophyllum Bosch
  • Pyxidaria Gled.
  • Ragatelus C.Presl
  • Trigonophyllum (Prantl) Pic.Serm.
  • Davalliopsis Bosch
  • Trichomanes subg. Davalliopsis (Bosch) Ebihara & K.Iwats.

Trichomanes is a genus of ferns in the family Hymenophyllaceae, termed bristle ferns.[2] The circumscription of the genus is disputed. All ferns in the genus are filmy ferns, with leaf tissue typically 2 cells thick. This thinness generally necessitates a permanently humid habitat, and makes the fronds somewhat translucent. Because of this membrane-like frond tissue, the plant is prone to drying out. “Filmy ferns” in the taxa Hymenophyllaceae grow in constantly wet environments. Many are found in cloud forests such as “Choco” in Colombia. There are also members of the taxa that can grow submersed in water.

The name bristle fern refers to the small bristle that protrudes from the indusia of these ferns.

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference CFLW was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ NRCS. "Trichomanes". PLANTS Database. United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Retrieved 12 Dec 2012.