Biology:Blechnum occidentale

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Short description: Species of fern

Blechnum occidentale
In cultivation at Lotusland, Montecito, California
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Division: Polypodiophyta
Class: Polypodiopsida
Order: Polypodiales
Suborder: Aspleniineae
Family: Blechnaceae
Genus: Blechnum
Species:
B. occidentale
Binomial name
Blechnum occidentale
Synonyms[3]
  • Blechnum helveolum Fée
  • T.Moore Blechnum campylotis
  • Trevis. (Kunze) J.Sm.
  • Blechnum cartilagineum Schkuhr
  • Blechnum ciliatum M.Martens & Galeotti
  • C.Presl T.Moore
  • Trevis. Fée
  • C.Presl Wall.
  • Fée Sodiro
  • Sodiro Kunze
  • Maxon Blechnum mucronatum
  • Blechnum sodiroi Mesothema campylotis
  • Blechnum falcatum Blechnum galeottii
  • Blechnum haenkeanum Blechnum humile
  • Fée C.Chr.
  • C.Presl Struthiopteris caudata
  • Blechnum pectinatum Blechnum cognatum
  • Blechnum cunninghamii Blechnum drepanophyllum
  • Blechnum extensum Link
  • T.Moore Trevis.
  • Salisb. Hook.
  • Vell. (L.) Kuntze
  • Spicanta occidentalis Lomaria campylotis
  • J.Sm. Blechnum scaberulum
  • Blechnum suburbicum Blechnum rugosum
  • Blechnum triangulatum Struthiopteris appendiculata
  • Blechnum acuminatum Blechnum falciculatum
  • Blechnum glandulosum Blechnum lomariaceum

Blechnum occidentale is a fern in the family Blechnaceae.[2] Its native range is from Mexico through Central America and the Caribbean to tropical South America.[3]

Blechnum scaberulum and Blechnum sodiroi have been regarded as separate species, but are now regarded as synonyms of Blechnum occidentale.[2][3]

References

  1. Navarrete, H.; Pitman, N. (2003). "Blechnum sodiroi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2003. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2003.RLTS.T43599A10809747.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/43599/10809747. Retrieved 12 September 2025. 
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 Hassler, Michael; Schmitt, Bernd (November 2019), "Blechnum occidentale", Checklist of Ferns and Lycophytes of the World, 8.11, https://worldplants.webarchiv.kit.edu/ferns/, retrieved 2019-12-25 
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 "Blechnum occidentale L.", Plants of the World Online (Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew), https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:33632-2, retrieved 2019-12-25 

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