Gleichenia microphylla

Gleichenia microphylla
Coral Fern at Elvina Bay, Ku-ring-gai Chase National Park, Australia
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Plantae
Division:Pteridophyta
Class:Polypodiopsida/Pteridopsida
(disputed)
Order:Gleicheniales
Family:Gleicheniaceae
Genus:Gleichenia
Species: G. microphylla
Binomial name
Gleichenia microphylla
Synonyms

Platyzoma microphyllum R.Br.
Pteris platyzomopsis Christenh. & H.Schneid.[1]

Gleichenia microphylla is a small fern growing in Australia. Also found in South East Asia, Malesia, New Caledonia and New Zealand.[2] Referred to as one of the coral ferns.

Some of the other common names include: scrambling coral fern, umbrella fern, parasol fern, carrier tangle, matua-rarauhe, matuku, tapuwae kotuku, waewae kaka, waewae kotuku and waewae matuku.

A common plant, often seen growing under waterfalls, in swamps, under cliffs and in tall open forest. It prefers high humidity and good levels of sunshine and moisture.[3] It can form large colonies.

In 1810 it appeared in Prodromus Florae Novae Hollandiae, authored by Robert Brown.

References

Gleichenia microphylla at Mornington Peninsula, Australia
  1. ↑ Christenhusz, M.J.M. & H. Schneider (2011) "Corrections to Phytotaxa 19: Linear sequence of lycophytes and ferns"; Phytotaxa 28: 51. 2011 [14 Sep 2011].
  2. ↑ "Gleichenia microphylla". Flora of Australia Online.
  3. ↑ "Gleichenia microphylla". PlantNET - NSW Flora Online. Retrieved 2010-07-09.


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