Deparia boryana

Names and Synonyms

Scientific Names

Accepted name

Synonyms

• Aspidium boryanum
• Cornopteris boryana
• Athyrium boryanum
• Dryopteris boryana
• Lastrea boryana
• Dryoathyrium boryanum
• Ctenitis boryana
• Lunathyrium boryanum
• Nephrodium boryanum
• Parathyrium boryanum

Regional and Traditional Names

Sources: Wikidata, Catalogue of Life

Taxonomical Classification

This plant belongs to the kingdom Plantae and is classified under the phylum Streptophyta within the class Equisetopsida. It falls under the subclass Polypodiinae and the order Polypodiales, specifically within the family Aspleniaceae. Finally, it is identified by the genus Deparia.

Sources: The World Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP)

Distribution

This plant is primarily located within the tropical regions of West and West-Central Africa. Its distribution begins in West Tropical Africa, where it can be found in Ghana and Ivory Coast. The species also grows across the West Tropical Africa region within the borders of Liberia and Nigeria. Furthermore, its range extends into West-Central Tropical Africa, specifically within Cameroon. Together, these locations define the specific geographical footprint of Deparia boryana.

Sources: The World Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP)

Botanical Identification

Life history

The life history of Deparia boryana is characterized by its status as a perennial plant, allowing it to persist through multiple growing seasons. Unlike annuals or biennials that complete their life cycle in a single or dual season, this species maintains a long-term presence in its habitat, often regenerating through underground structures such as rhizomes. This perennial nature enables the plant to establish a stable foothold in its ecological niche, providing it with the ability to recover and regrow each year after periods of dormancy.

Lifecycle :

perennial

Morphology

The morphology of Deparia boryana is characterized by a non-woody growth form, specifically functioning as a herb. In terms of its habit and structural support, the plant is self-supporting, lacking any climbing, liana, or vine-like tendencies. It maintains an independent lifestyle, neither functioning as an obligatory nor facultative parasite, and it is a terrestrial organism rather than an epiphyte. Regarding its habitat preference, the species is categorized as terrestrial, distinguishing it from aquatic or semiaquatic growth forms.

Aquatic :

terrestrial

Climber :

self-supporting

Epiphyte :

terrestrial

Growth form :

herb

Parasite :

independent

Woodiness :

non-woody

Sources: Global Inventory of Floras and Traits (GIFT)

Chemicals

Deparia boryana has 2 reported phytochemicals identified across 0 scientific publications and several other databases. The most consistently reported chemicals include Luteolin 7-O-glucoside, Luteolin-6-C-glucoside.

Luteolin 7-O-glucoside

1. Food and chemical toxicology : an international journal published for the British Industrial Biological Research Association

Luteolin-6-C-glucoside

1. Food and chemical toxicology : an international journal published for the British Industrial Biological Research Association

Activities

Deparia boryana has 1 reported activities identified across 0 scientific publications and several other databases. The most consistently reported activities include Antioxidant.

Antioxidant

1. Food and chemical toxicology : an international journal published for the British Industrial Biological Research Association