Lemmaphyllum microphyllum C. Presl
[Polypodiaceae]
Mamezuta (マメヅタ, 豆蔦)
Lifeform: evergreen epiphytic fern
Distribution: China - Taiwan - south Korea - Japan (except Hokkaido)
Habitat: partial to full shaded rocks and tree barks
Lemmaphyllum Presl
L. microphyllum C. Presl (マメヅタ)
- var. obovatum (Harr.) C. Chr. (リュウキュウマメヅタ)
L. nobukoanum (Makino) Ching (ヒメマメヅタ), recorded from Taiwan
L. pyriforme (Ching) Ching (オニマメヅタ)
Lemmaphyllum microphyllum in Japan
[Left/Center] growing on a bark. [Right] close-up of leaves. At Rakuju-en Garden, Mishima, on November 18 2009.