Blechnum geniculatum
| Blechnum geniculatum | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Division: | Pteridophyta |
| Class: | Pteridopsida |
| Order: | Athyriales |
| Family: | Blechnaceae |
| Genus: | Blechnum |
| Species: | B. geniculatum |
| Binomial name | |
| Blechnum geniculatum T.C.Chambers & P.A.Farrant[1] | |
Blechnum geniculatum is a fern in the Blechnaceae family. The specific epithet refers to the geniculate (sharply bent) base of the sterile fronds.[1]
Description
The plant is a terrestrial or lithophytic fern. The creeping rhizome has dense apical scales. Its fronds are 10–25 cm long and 7–15 cm wide.[1]
Distribution and habitat
The fern is endemic to Australia’s subtropical Lord Howe Island in the Tasman Sea. It grows on moist, shaded banks in cloud forest on the summits of Mounts Gower and Lidgbird, where it is rare.[1]
References
- 1 2 3 4 "Blechnum geniculatum ". Flora of Australia Online: Data derived from Flora of Australia Volume 49 (1994). Australian Biological Resources Study (ABRS). Retrieved 2014-01-27.
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