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Hymenophyllum lyallii

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Family Hymenophyllaceae

Taxonomy: Hymenophyllum lyallii Hook.f.

Synonyms: 8 (APC 2026-07-30)
  • Hymenophyllum catletti C.Moore (taxonomic synonym)
  • Hymenophyllum catlettii C.Moore (taxonomic synonym)
  • Hymenophyllum cattletti C.Moore (taxonomic synonym)
  • Sphaerocionium lyallii (Hook.f.) Copel. (nomenclatural synonym)
  • Trichomanes calvescens Bosch (taxonomic synonym)
  • Trichomanes digitatum var. calvescens (Bosch) Domin (taxonomic synonym)
  • Trichomanes digitatum var. calvescens (Bosch) Maiden & Betche (taxonomic synonym)
  • Trichomanes lyallii (Hook.f.) Hook. (nomenclatural synonym)
Misapplied names: 4 (APC 2026-07-30)
  • Hymenophyllum corticola (Bedd.) Hook. (doubtful misapplied)
  • Trichomanes corticola Bedd. (doubtful misapplied)
  • Trichomanes digitatum Sw. (misapplied)
  • Trichomanes digitatum var. corticola (Hook.) Domin (doubtful misapplied)

Distribution (APC): NSW

Profiles: APC, Flora of Australia, ALA, iNaturalist, NSW Flora, ATRP

Traits

Top source datasets: ABRS_2022 (2), ABRS_2023 (10), NHNSW_2023 (4), Wenk_2022 (2), Wenk_2023 (1). See below for a full list of sources.
Summary: AusTraits contains 9 traits from 19 records in 5 datasets.

Traits by category (click to expand). For categorical traits, the values are listed. For numerical traits, the mean and range are shown.

leaf morphology
  • leaf_length (numerical): 35.75 mm (3-90 mm) [sources: ABRS_2023]
  • leaf_width (numerical): 18.5 mm (3-34 mm) [sources: ABRS_2023]
  • leaf_shape (categorical): deltate (1); obtriangular (1); widely_obovate (1) [sources: ABRS_2023; NHNSW_2023]
  • leaf_compoundness (categorical): simple (2) [sources: ABRS_2023; NHNSW_2023]
  • plant_photosynthetic_organ (categorical): leaf (2) [sources: ABRS_2023; NHNSW_2023]
life history

Sources

dataset_idn_traitsn_recordsreference
ABRS_2023610Australian Biological Resources Study. Flora of Australia, Australian Biological Resources Study, Canberra.. accessed on 14 September, 2022.. 2023. url: http://www.ausflora.org.au.
NHNSW_202344N. H. of New South Wales. The Plant Information Network System of The Royal Botanic Gardens and Domain Trust Version 2.0.. accessed on 6 May, 2022.. 2023. url: https://plantnet.rbgsyd.nsw.gov.au/.
ABRS_202222Australian Biological Resources Study. Flora of Australia, Australian Biological Resources Study, Canberra.. accessed on 14 September, 2022.. 2022. url: http://www.ausflora.org.au.
Wenk_202222E. Wenk. “Unpublished data: Australian plant growth forms dataset”. 2022.
Wenk_202311E. Wenk. “Unpublished data: Australian plant life history dataset, University of New South Wales, Sydney”. 2023.