Cranfillia geniculata
Cranfillia geniculata, synonym Blechnum geniculatum,[1] is a fern in the family Blechnaceae. The specific epithet refers to the geniculate (sharply bent) base of the sterile fronds.[2]
| Cranfillia geniculata | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Class: | Polypodiopsida |
| Order: | Polypodiales |
| Suborder: | Aspleniineae |
| Family: | Blechnaceae |
| Genus: | Cranfillia |
| Species: | C. geniculata |
| Binomial name | |
| Cranfillia geniculata (T.C.Chambers & P.A.Farrant) Gasper & V.A.O.Dittrich[1] | |
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Description
The plant is a terrestrial or lithophytic fern. The creeping rhizome has dense apical scales. Its fronds are 10–25 cm long and 7–15 cm wide.[2]
Distribution and habitat
The fern is endemic to Australia's subtropical Lord Howe Island in the Tasman Sea. It grows on moist, shaded banks in cloud forest on the summits of Mounts Gower and Lidgbird, where it is rare.[2]
References
- Hassler, Michael & Schmitt, Bernd (November 2019). "Cranfillia geniculata". Checklist of Ferns and Lycophytes of the World. 8.11. Retrieved 2019-12-24.
- "Blechnum geniculatum ". 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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