Bolbitis heteroclita
Bolbitis heteroclita is an aquatic fern species of Bolbitis, native to the Indochina region of tropical Southeast Asia.[1][2]
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Division: | Polypodiophyta |
| Class: | Polypodiopsida |
| Order: | Polypodiales |
| Suborder: | Polypodiineae |
| Family: | Dryopteridaceae |
| Genus: | Bolbitis |
| Species: | B. heteroclita |
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Bolbitis asiatica | |
Cultivation
Bolbitis heteroclita is cultivated as an ornamental plant for aquariums and garden ponds. It is one of two species of Bolbitis that are popular for use as freshwater aquarium plants.[3] However, it is exacting to grow this or Bolbitis heudelotii as fully submersed plants. These plants are very sensitive.
This species, however, is easy to grow as a terrestrial or immersed (in ponds) potted plant. It is remarkable for the resemblance of the fronds of a certain size to poison ivy leaves. Some plant nurseries and growers sell this under the rejected former name Bolbitis asiatica.
References
- Zhang, Li-Min; Lu, Hua-Zheng; Alpert, Peter; Song, Liang; Liu, Wen-Yao; Yu, Fei-Hai (2019-08-01). "Higher benefits of clonal integration in rhizome-derived than in frond-derived ramets of the tropical fern Bolbitis heteroclita". Flora. 257: 151415. doi:10.1016/j.flora.2019.06.001. ISSN 0367-2530. S2CID 195419196.
- Alcala, Ailene Antonio; Angeles, Marjorie D. Delos; Inocencio, Jr E. Buot (2019-08-07). "Fern species diversity across various land use types of Mt. Makiling, Luzon Island, Philippines". Biodiversitas Journal of Biological Diversity. 20 (9). doi:10.13057/biodiv/d200902. ISSN 2085-4722.
- Knouse, John A. (June 2021). "A New Combination for a Bolbitis Species Commonly Grown in Aquaria". American Fern Journal. 111 (2): 147–149. doi:10.1640/0002-8444-111.2.147. ISSN 0002-8444. S2CID 235354100.
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