Biology:Lomariocycas palmiformis
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Short description: Species of fern
| Lomariocycas palmiformis | |
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| Fernbush community on Nightingale Island dominated by Lomariocycas palmiformis | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Division: | Polypodiophyta |
| Class: | Polypodiopsida |
| Order: | Polypodiales |
| Suborder: | Aspleniineae |
| Family: | Blechnaceae |
| Genus: | Lomariocycas |
| Species: | L. palmiformis
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| Binomial name | |
| Lomariocycas palmiformis (Thouars) Gasper & A.R.Sm.[1]
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| Synonyms[1] | |
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Lomariocycas palmiformis, synonym Blechnum palmiforme, is a species of fern in the family Blechnaceae. It is endemic to the Tristan da Cunha group of islands.[1] The species is a tree fern that can grow to 2 m in some sheltered areas.[2] It resembles the form of a palm tree, but is not part of Arecaceae, the palm family.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Hassler, Michael; Schmitt, Bernd (November 2019), "Lomariocycas palmiformis", Checklist of Ferns and Lycophytes of the World, 8.11, https://worldplants.webarchiv.kit.edu/ferns/, retrieved 2019-12-25
- ↑ Roux, J. P.; Ryan, P. G.; Milton, S. J.; Moloney, C. L. (15 December 1992). "Vegetation and checklist of Inaccessible Island, central South Atlantic Ocean, with notes on Nightingale Island". Bothalia 22 (1): 93–109. doi:10.4102/abc.v22i1.828. https://abcjournal.org/index.php/abc/article/download/828/779.
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