English: Branched horsetail.
Synonym: Hippochaete debilis.
Family:
Equisetaceae.
Region: Southeast Asia and the Pacific Islands.
Habitat: tropical and subtropical; prefers moist, shaded environments, rainforests; often epiphytic on tree trunks, branches, rocks; humid areas.
Ecological: stabilizing soil; providing microhabitats for smaller organisms.
Use: ornamental, for its elegant and feathery fronds.
BotanyFern: small to medium-sized; epiphytic.
Stem: rhizome, creeping and rhizomatous.
Roots: fine, fibrous.
Leaves: finely divided, deeply lobed; delicate appearance; 20 to 30 cm long; bright green; leaflets narrow, elongated, with a feathery texture.
Sori: scattered along the undersides of the fronds, often covered by a thin indusium.