Biology:Polystichum moorei

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Short description: Species of fern

Polystichum moorei
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Division: Polypodiophyta
Class: Polypodiopsida
Order: Polypodiales
Suborder: Polypodiineae
Family: Dryopteridaceae
Genus: Polystichum
Species:
P. moorei
Binomial name
Polystichum moorei

Polystichum moorei is a fern in the family Dryopteridaceae. The specific epithet honours Charles Moore, Director of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Sydney, from 1848 to 1896, who collected plants on Lord Howe Island in 1869.[1]

Description

The plant is a terrestrial or lithophytic fern. It has a short rhizome with dense, brown, lanceolate scales. Its fronds combine a 2–12 cm stipe with a lamina 10–25 cm long, 7–14 cm wide.[1]

Distribution and habitat

The fern is endemic to Australia ’s subtropical Lord Howe Island in the Tasman Sea; it occupies rocky habitats around the bases of Mounts Lidgbird and Gower.[1]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 " Polystichum moorei ". 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=53654. Retrieved 2014-01-30. 

Wikidata ☰ Q16757640 entry