Palhinhaea cernua
{{short description|Species of plant}}
{{Speciesbox
| image = Lycopodium plant.jpg
| status = G5
| status_system = TNC
| genus = Palhinhaea
| species = cernua
| authority = (L.) Vasc. & Franco
| status2 = LC
| status2_system = IUCN3.1
| synonyms =
{{Species list
|Lepidotis cernua|(L.) P.Beauv.
|Lycopodiella cernua|(L.) Pic.Serm.
|Lycopodium boryanum|A.Rich.
|Lycopodium brevibracteatum|Alderw.
|Lycopodium capillaceum|(Spring) Hieron.
|Lycopodium cernuum|L.
|Lycopodium cymosum|(Fée) L'Herm.ex Hieron.
|Lycopodium dichotomum|Blanco
|Lycopodium ericinum|Ces.
|Lycopodium heeschii|Müll.Hal.
|Lycopodium hupeanum|K.Müll.
|Lycopodium marianum|Willd.
|Lycopodium moritzii|Müll.Hal.
|Lycopodium polycephalum|Colenso
|Lycopodium salakense|Treub
|Lycopodium secundum|Müll.Hal.
|Lycopodium sikkimense|Müll.Hal.
|Lycopodium veneris|Herter
|Lycopodium vulcanicum|Blume
|Palhinhaea brevibracteata|(Alderw.) Holub
|Palhinhaea capillacea|(Spring) Holub
|Palhinhaea mariana|(Willd.) Holub
|Palhinhaea polycephala|(Colenso) Holub
|Palhinhaea salakensis|(Treub) Holub
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Palhinhaea cernua, synonym Lycopodiella cernua and Lycopodium cernuum, is a plant in the family Lycopodiaceae, commonly known as the staghorn clubmoss.{{PLANTS|id=LYCE2|taxon=Lycopodiella cernua|accessdate=26 July 2016}} The Hawaiian name for the plant is wāwaeʻiole, or "rat's foot". It has a substantial number of scientific synonyms in several genera. The genus Palhinhaea is accepted in the Pteridophyte Phylogeny Group classification of 2016 (PPG I), but not in other classifications which submerge the genus in Lycopodiella. It is the largest of the clubmosses, having rhizomes up to {{cvt|5|m|ft|0}} in length, with leafy uprights up to {{cvt|2.5|m|ftin}} in height.{{cite book | last= Andrews | first= S.B. |date= 1990 | title= Ferns of Queensland | location= Brisbane | publisher= Queensland Dept. of Primary Industries | page= 226}}
Distribution
Palhinhaea cernua is a widespread pan-tropical species, found mostly at higher elevations in subtropical mountain climates of tropical Africa, Asia, the Pacific Islands and the Neotropics. In Europe, it is found in the Azores (where it is possibly native) and formerly on Madeira. It has been introduced in continental Portugal (Valongo), Sicily and Malta.
It favors bog environments.
Palhinhaea cernua is sometimes cultivated.
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Further reading
- Cook Islands Biodiversity Database: http://cookislands.bishopmuseum.org/species.asp?id=6348
- In efloras: http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=12&taxon_id=242330770
- {{AfricanPlants|Lycopodium cernuum}}
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