Biology:Grammitis nudicarpa
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Short description: Species of fern
Grammitis nudicarpa | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Division: | Polypodiophyta |
Class: | Polypodiopsida |
Order: | Polypodiales |
Suborder: | Polypodiineae |
Family: | Polypodiaceae |
Genus: | Grammitis |
Species: | G. nudicarpa
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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
- ↑ 1.0 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
Original source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grammitis nudicarpa.
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