Cephalomanes bauerianum

Large filmy fern, Bauer's bristle fern [1] Cephalomanes bauerianum
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Plantae
Division:Pteridophyta
Class:Polypodiopsida/Pteridopsida
(disputed)
Order:Hymenophyllales
Family:Hymenophyllaceae
Genus:Cephalomanes
Species: C. bauerianum
Binomial name
Cephalomanes bauerianum
(Endl.) P.S.Green (1993)[2]
Synonyms
  • Trichomanes bauerianum Endl. (1833)
  • Callistopteris baueriana (Endl.) Copel. (1938)

Cephalomanes bauerianum is a fern in the Hymenophyllaceae family. The specific epithet honours the Austrian botanical artist, Frederick Lucas Bauer (1760–1826), who collected plants on Norfolk Island in 1804–1805.[2]

Description

The plant is a terrestrial or lithophytic fern. It has a short, erect rhizome, supported by coarse roots, with dark brown, filiform scales. Its tripinnate fronds combine a 5–25 cm tall stipe with a lanceolate lamina 10–30 cm long.[2]

Distribution and habitat

The fern is endemic to Australia’s subtropical Lord Howe and Norfolk Islands in the Tasman Sea; it grows in deep shade beside forest streams.[2]

References

  1. ↑ "Cephalomanes bauerianum (Endl.) P.S.Green". The Atlas of Living Australia. Retrieved 2015-08-21.
  2. 1 2 3 4 " Cephalomanes bauerianum ". Flora of Australia Online: Data derived from Flora of Australia Volume 49 (1994). Australian Biological Resources Study (ABRS). Retrieved 2014-02-01.


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