Grammitis diminuta

Grammitis diminuta
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Pteridophyta
Class: Polypodiopsida
Order: Polypodiales
Family: Polypodiaceae
Genus: Grammitis
Species: G. diminuta
Binomial name
Grammitis diminuta
(Baker) Copel.[1]
Synonyms
  • Polypodium diminutum Baker

Grammitis diminuta is a fern in the Polypodiaceae family. The specific epithet comes from Latin diminutio (to decrease or diminish), with reference to the tapered frond base.[1]

Description

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

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

  1. 1 2 3 4 " Grammitis diminuta ". Flora of Australia Online: Data derived from Flora of Australia Volume 49 (1994). Australian Biological Resources Study (ABRS). Retrieved 2014-01-31.


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