Grammitis nudicarpa
| Grammitis nudicarpa | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Division: | Pteridophyta |
| Class: | Polypodiopsida/Pteridopsida (disputed) |
| Order: | Polypodiales |
| (unranked): | Eupolypods I |
| Family: | Polypodiaceae |
| Genus: | Grammitis |
| Species: | G. nudicarpa |
| Binomial name | |
| Grammitis nudicarpa Copel.[1] | |
Grammitis nudicarpa is a fern in the Polypodiaceae family. The specific epithet comes from Latin nudus (“naked”) and the Greek carpos (“fruit”), referring to the lack of hairs on the sporangia.[1]
Description
The plant is a very small epiphytic fern. It has a short rhizome with dark brown, pointed scales. Its simple fronds combine a short stipe with a narrowly oblanceolate lamina 2–8 cm long and 0.3–0.8 cm wide.[1]
Distribution and habitat
The fern is endemic to Australia’s subtropical Lord Howe Island in the Tasman Sea; it is confined to the densely shaded summit areas of Mounts Lidgbird and Gower.[1]
References
- 1 2 3 4 " Grammitis nudicarpa". Flora of Australia Online: Data derived from Flora of Australia Volume 49 (1994). Australian Biological Resources Study (ABRS). Retrieved 2014-01-31.
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