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Scientific classification
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Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Division: | Polypodiophyta |
Class: | Polypodiopsida |
Order: | Polypodiales |
Suborder: | Aspleniineae |
Family: | Blechnaceae |
Genus: |
Neoblechnum Gasper & V.A.O.Dittrich [1] |
Species: | N. brasiliense
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Binomial name | |
Neoblechnum brasiliense (Desv.) Gasper & V.A.O.Dittrich
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Synonyms [2] | |
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Neoblechnum is a genus of ferns in the family Blechnaceae, subfamily Blechnoideae, with a single species Neoblechnum brasiliense, according to the Pteridophyte Phylogeny Group classification of 2016 (PPG I). [1] The genus is accepted in a 2016 classification of the family Blechnaceae, [3] but other sources sink it into a very broadly defined Blechnum, equivalent to the whole of the PPG I subfamily; [4] the species is then known as Blechnum brasiliense. It is called Brazilian dwarf tree fern, red Brazilian tree fern, and red dwarf tree fern. [5] [6]
The erect rhizome of Neoblechnum brasiliense forms a thin stipe-stubbed trunk up to 30 centimetres (12 in) in height. The new foliage is a striking deep red color. As the fronds mature it turns to a glossy green. [7] On some selections, the new fronds emerge a pinkish-red.
The fern is native to the warm and humid subtropical forests of South America. [7]
Habitats include: [5]
Neoblechnum brasiliense is cultivated as an ornamental plant. [7] In the UK (under the synonym Blechnum brasiliense) it has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit. [8] As it will not tolerate temperatures below 15 °C (59 °F) it must be grown under glass all year in temperate regions.
Named cultivars include:
Neoblechnum | |
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Scientific classification
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Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Division: | Polypodiophyta |
Class: | Polypodiopsida |
Order: | Polypodiales |
Suborder: | Aspleniineae |
Family: | Blechnaceae |
Genus: |
Neoblechnum Gasper & V.A.O.Dittrich [1] |
Species: | N. brasiliense
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Binomial name | |
Neoblechnum brasiliense (Desv.) Gasper & V.A.O.Dittrich
[1]
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Synonyms [2] | |
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Neoblechnum is a genus of ferns in the family Blechnaceae, subfamily Blechnoideae, with a single species Neoblechnum brasiliense, according to the Pteridophyte Phylogeny Group classification of 2016 (PPG I). [1] The genus is accepted in a 2016 classification of the family Blechnaceae, [3] but other sources sink it into a very broadly defined Blechnum, equivalent to the whole of the PPG I subfamily; [4] the species is then known as Blechnum brasiliense. It is called Brazilian dwarf tree fern, red Brazilian tree fern, and red dwarf tree fern. [5] [6]
The erect rhizome of Neoblechnum brasiliense forms a thin stipe-stubbed trunk up to 30 centimetres (12 in) in height. The new foliage is a striking deep red color. As the fronds mature it turns to a glossy green. [7] On some selections, the new fronds emerge a pinkish-red.
The fern is native to the warm and humid subtropical forests of South America. [7]
Habitats include: [5]
Neoblechnum brasiliense is cultivated as an ornamental plant. [7] In the UK (under the synonym Blechnum brasiliense) it has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit. [8] As it will not tolerate temperatures below 15 °C (59 °F) it must be grown under glass all year in temperate regions.
Named cultivars include: