Grammitis diminuta
Appearance
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Division: | Polypodiophyta |
Class: | Polypodiopsida |
Order: | Polypodiales |
Suborder: | Polypodiineae |
Family: | Polypodiaceae |
Genus: | Grammitis |
Species: | G. diminuta
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Binomial name | |
Grammitis diminuta | |
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Grammitis diminuta is a fern in the family Polypodiaceae. The Latin specific epithet diminuta means "decreased" or "diminished", with reference to the tapered frond base.[1]
Description
[edit]The plant is an epiphytic fern. It has a stout, erect rhizome with light brown, lanceolate scales. Its simple fronds combine a short stipe with a narrowly elliptic lamina 3–15 cm long and 0.4–0.8 cm wide.[1]
Distribution and habitat
[edit]The fern is endemic to Australia’s subtropical Lord Howe Island in the Tasman Sea; it is confined to the cloud forest on the upper slopes and summits of Mounts Lidgbird and Gower.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d " Grammitis diminuta ". Flora of Australia Online: Data derived from Flora of Australia Volume 49 (1994). Australian Biological Resources Study (ABRS). Archived from the original on 2014-02-03. Retrieved 2014-01-31.