Asplenium goudeyi
| Asplenium goudeyi | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Division: | Pteridophyta |
| Class: | Pteridopsida |
| Order: | Polypodiales |
| Family: | Aspleniaceae |
| Genus: | Asplenium |
| Species: | A. goudeyi |
| Binomial name | |
| Asplenium goudeyi D.L.Jones | |
Asplenium goudeyi is a fern only found on Lord Howe Island. The family of this fern did not first appear until the Cretaceous period.[1] A common plant growing in a variety of situations. On trees, or rocks, boulders, cliff faces and sometimes in exposed positions. The wavy edged fronds are 50 to 75 cm long, and 12 to 18 cm wide.[2] This plant was described in 1996.
References
- ↑ C.Michael Hogan. 2010. Fern. Encyclopedia of Earth, National Council for Science and the Environment. topic ed. Saikat Basu
- ↑ "Asplenium goudeyi". PlantNET - NSW Flora Online. Retrieved 2010-07-02.
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