Blechnum maximum
| Giant Rasp Fern | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Division: | Pteridophyta |
| Class: | Polypodiopsida |
| Order: | Polypodiales |
| (unranked): | Eupolypods II |
| Family: | Blechnaceae |
| Genus: | Blechnum |
| Species: | B. maximum |
| Binomial name | |
| Blechnum maximum J.Sm. ex C.Chr. Christenh. 2011 | |
| Synonyms | |
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Doodia maxima J.Sm. ex C.Chr. | |
Blechnum maximum, also known as the Giant Rasp Fern occurs in moist open forests in eastern Australia. It was considered to be a natural hybrid between ferns of different genera; Doodia and Blechnum.[1] Recently it has been moved from Doodia maxima to Blechnum maximum.[2]
References
- ↑ "Doodia maxima". PlantNET - NSW Flora Online. Retrieved 2012-11-15.
- ↑ Maarten J. M. Christenhusz, Xian-Chun Zhang & Harald Schneider (2011). "A linear sequence of extant families and genera of lycophytes and ferns". Phytotaxa 19: 7–54.