Cephalomanes bauerianum
| Large Filmy Fern, Bauer's Bristle Fern [1] Cephalomanes bauerianum | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Division: | Pteridophyta |
| Class: | Polypodiopsida |
| Order: | Hymenophyllales |
| Family: | Hymenophyllaceae |
| Genus: | Cephalomanes |
| Species: | C. bauerianum |
| Binomial name | |
| Cephalomanes bauerianum (Endl.) P.S.Green (1993)[2] | |
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Cephalomanes bauerianum is a fern in the Hymenophyllaceae family. The specific epithet honours the Austrian botanical artist, Frederick Lucas Bauer (1760–1826), who collected plants on Norfolk Island in 1804–1805.[2]
Description
The plant is a terrestrial or lithophytic fern. It has a short, erect rhizome, supported by coarse roots, with dark brown, filiform scales. Its tripinnate fronds combine a 5–25 cm tall stipe with a lanceolate lamina 10–30 cm long.[2]
Distribution and habitat
The fern is endemic to Australia’s subtropical Lord Howe and Norfolk Islands in the Tasman Sea; it grows in deep shade beside forest streams.[2]
References
- ↑ "Cephalomanes bauerianum (Endl.) P.S.Green". The Atlas of Living Australia. Retrieved 2015-08-21.
- 1 2 3 4 " Cephalomanes bauerianum ". Flora of Australia Online: Data derived from Flora of Australia Volume 49 (1994). Australian Biological Resources Study (ABRS). Retrieved 2014-02-01.
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