Blechnum fullagarii

Blechnum fullagarii
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Pteridophyta
Class: Pteridopsida
Order: Athyriales
Family: Blechnaceae
Genus: Blechnum
Species: B. fullagarii
Binomial name
Blechnum fullagarii
(F.Muell.) C.Chr.[1]
Synonyms
  • Lomaria fullagarii F.Muell.
  • Lomaria auriculata Baker

Blechnum fullagarii is a fern in the Blechnaceae family. The specific epithet honours James Fullagar, who collected plants on Lord Howe Island for the Royal Botanic Gardens, Melbourne.[1]

Description

The plant is a terrestrial or lithophytic fern. The prominent rhizome has narrow and twisted apical scales. Its fronds are 30–50 cm long and 8–14 cm wide.[1]

Distribution and habitat

The fern is endemic to Australia’s subtropical Lord Howe Island in the Tasman Sea. It is restricted to the cloud forest on the summit of Mount Gower.[1]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 "Blechnum fullagarii ". Flora of Australia Online: Data derived from Flora of Australia Volume 49 (1994). Australian Biological Resources Study (ABRS). Retrieved 2014-01-27.