Accession Data
Psilotum nudum 'Bunryu Zan'
Common Name: Appendageless Psilotum
Family: Psilotaceae
Country of Origin: Japan
Description: This clone may represent the last of a nearly extinct race of Psilotum.
Accession Data
USDA Zone: 8a-11
Accession #: 199900247
Accession Date: 1999-09-05 00:00:00
Bloom Status: 🪴 Not Flowering
Location: 3103
Quantity: 2
Source: Deb Wiley - Virginia Tech
Provenance:
Divisions of plant from VA Tech. VA Tech acquired plant from NYBG in 1979-1980 from Dr. Bruce McAlpin via Dr. Stephen Scheckler.
Classification
Division: Ferns
Class: Polypodiopsida
Subclass: Ophioglossidae
Order: Psilotales
Family: Psilotaceae
References
- Natural Origin of the Appendageless Psilotum, Albert S. Rouffa, American Fern Journal 63(4) 1973 "On phenotypic expression, morphogenetic pattern and synangium evolution in Psilotum." Amer. Jour. Bot. 65: 692-713. ( 1978 )
- Personal communication with Albert Rouffa, April 17, 2001
- The Wacky World of Whisk Ferns at In Defense of Plants. Last accessed Tuesday, April 30, 2019.
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