Hymenophyllum howense
Hymenophyllum howense | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Division: | Pteridophyta |
Class: | Polypodiopsida |
Order: | Hymenophyllales |
Family: | Hymenophyllaceae |
Genus: | Hymenophyllum |
Species: | H. howense |
Binomial name | |
Hymenophyllum howense Brownlie (1960)[1] | |
Hymenophyllum howense is a fern in the Hymenophyllaceae family. The specific epithet refers to the locality of occurrence.[1]
Description
The fern has a wiry, creeping rhizome, with adpressed, reddish brown hairs. Its 3- or 4-pinnatifid fronds combine a 2–7 cm long stipe with a triangular-ovate lamina 4–6 cm long and 2–5 cm wide.[1]
Distribution and habitat
The fern is endemic to Australia’s subtropical Lord Howe Island in the Tasman Sea; it occurs in cloud forest on and around the summits of Mounts Lidgbird and Gower.[1]
References
- 1 2 3 4 " Hymenophyllum howense ". Flora of Australia Online: Data derived from Flora of Australia Volume 49 (1994). Australian Biological Resources Study (ABRS). Retrieved 2014-02-02.
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