Parablechnum howeanum | |
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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: | Parablechnum |
Species: | P. howeanum
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Binomial name | |
Parablechnum howeanum (T.C.Chambers & P.A.Farrant) Gasper & Salino
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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]
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]
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]
Parablechnum howeanum | |
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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: | 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]
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]
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]