Parablechnum howeanum
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Parablechnum howeanum | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Division: | Polypodiophyta |
Class: | Polypodiopsida |
Order: | Polypodiales |
Suborder: | Aspleniineae |
Family: | Blechnaceae |
Genus: | Parablechnum |
Species: | P. howeanum
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Binomial name | |
Parablechnum howeanum (T.C.Chambers & P.A.Farrant) Gasper & Salino[1]
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Synonyms[1] | |
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Parablechnum howeanum, synonym Blechnum howeanum,[1] is a fern in the family Blechnaceae. The specific epithet refers to the locality to which it is endemic.[2]
Description
[edit]The plant is a terrestrial fern. The creeping or shortly erect rhizome has dense apical scales. Its fronds are up to 70 cm long and 40 cm wide.[2]
Distribution and habitat
[edit]The fern is endemic to Australia's subtropical Lord Howe Island in the Tasman Sea. It grows in shaded mountain forest, especially on the summits of Mounts Gower and Lidgbird.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c Hassler, Michael & Schmitt, Bernd (November 2019). "Parablechnum howeanum". Checklist of Ferns and Lycophytes of the World. 8.11. Retrieved 2019-12-25.
- ^ a b c "Blechnum howeanum ". Flora of Australia Online: Data derived from Flora of Australia Volume 49 (1994). Australian Biological Resources Study (ABRS). Retrieved 2014-01-27.