Lastreopsis nephrodioides is a fern in the family Dryopteridaceae. The specific epithet refers to its resemblance to Nephrodium decompositum R.Br. (= Lastreopsis decomposita (R.Br.) Tindale).[1]
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Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Division: | Polypodiophyta |
Class: | Polypodiopsida |
Order: | Polypodiales |
Suborder: | Polypodiineae |
Family: | Dryopteridaceae |
Genus: | Lastreopsis |
Species: | L. nephrodioides
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Lastreopsis nephrodioides | |
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Description
editThe plant is a terrestrial or epiphytic fern. Its fronds are up to 80 cm in length, comprising a 10–40 cm stipe and a lamina 15–40 cm long, 20–50 cm wide.[1]
Distribution and habitat
editThe fern is endemic to Australia’s subtropical Lord Howe Island in the Tasman Sea; it occurs in forest on the southern parts of the Island, especially at higher elevations.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b c d " Lastreopsis nephrodioides ". Flora of Australia Online: Data derived from Flora of Australia Volume 49 (1994). Australian Biological Resources Study (ABRS). Retrieved 2014-01-29.