Biology:Grammitis nudicarpa

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Short description: Species of fern

Grammitis nudicarpa
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Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Division: Polypodiophyta
Class: Polypodiopsida
Order: Polypodiales
Suborder: Polypodiineae
Family: Polypodiaceae
Genus: Grammitis
Species:
G. nudicarpa
Binomial name
Grammitis nudicarpa

Grammitis nudicarpa is a fern in the family Polypodiaceae.

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. 1.0 1.1 1.2 " Grammitis nudicarpa". Flora of Australia Online: Data derived from Flora of Australia Volume 49 (1994). Australian Biological Resources Study (ABRS). http://www.anbg.gov.au/abrs/online-resources/flora/stddisplay.xsql?pnid=53597. Retrieved 2014-01-31. 

Wikidata ☰ Q16753160 entry