Blechnum howeanum

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Blechnum howeanum
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Pteridophyta
Class: Pteridopsida
Order: Athyriales
Family: Blechnaceae
Genus: Blechnum
Species: B. howeanum
Binomial name
Blechnum howeanum
T.C.Chambers & P.A.Farrant[1]

Blechnum howeanum is a fern in the Blechnaceae family. The specific epithet refers to the locality to which it is endemic.[1]

Description

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.[1]

Distribution and habitat

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.[1]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 "Blechnum howeanum ". 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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