Blechnum fullagarii

Blechnum fullagarii
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Division:	Pteridophyta
Class:	Pteridopsida
Order:	Athyriales
Family:	Blechnaceae
Genus:	Blechnum
Species:	B. fullagarii
Binomial name
	Blechnum fullagarii ; (F.Muell.) C.Chr.[1]
Synonyms
	Lomaria fullagarii F.Muell.; Lomaria auriculata Baker;

Blechnum fullagarii is a fern in the Blechnaceae family. The specific epithet honours James Fullagar, who collected plants on Lord Howe Island for the Royal Botanic Gardens, Melbourne.^[1]

Description

The plant is a terrestrial or lithophytic fern. The prominent rhizome has narrow and twisted apical scales. Its fronds are 30–50 cm long and 8–14 cm wide.^[1]

Distribution and habitat

The fern is endemic to Australia’s subtropical Lord Howe Island in the Tasman Sea. It is restricted to the cloud forest on the summit of Mount Gower.^[1]

References

1 2 3 4 "Blechnum fullagarii ". Flora of Australia Online: Data derived from Flora of Australia Volume 49 (1994). Australian Biological Resources Study (ABRS). Retrieved 2014-01-27.

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[abrs-1] 1 2 3 4 "Blechnum fullagarii ". Flora of Australia Online: Data derived from Flora of Australia Volume 49 (1994). Australian Biological Resources Study (ABRS). Retrieved 2014-01-27.