Austroblechnum lanceolatum

Austroblechnum lanceolatum, synonym Blechnum chambersii,[1] is a species of fern within the family Blechnaceae, found in Australia, New Zealand, Samoa and Fiji.[2]

Austroblechnum lanceolatum
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Class: Polypodiopsida
Order: Polypodiales
Suborder: Aspleniineae
Family: Blechnaceae
Genus: Austroblechnum
Species:
A. lanceolatum
Binomial name
Austroblechnum lanceolatum
(R.Br.) Gasper & V.A.O.Dittrich[1]
Synonyms[1]
  • Acrostichum nanum (Fée) Hook.
  • Austroblechnum doodioides (Brack.) Gasper & V.A.O.Dittrich
  • Blechnum chambersii Tind.
  • Blechnum doodioides (Brack.) Brownlie
  • Blechnum lanceolatum (R.Br.) Sturm
  • Egonolfia nana Fée
  • Lomaria doodioides Brack.
  • Lomaria lanceolata (R.Br.) Spreng.
  • Spicanta lanceolata (R.Br.) Kuntze
  • Stegania lanceolata R.Br.
  • Struthiopteris lanceolata (R.Br.) Ching

A. lanceolatum is commonly called lance water fern, and in New Zealand it is also referred to by its Māori names, nini and rereti.[3]

Distribution

A. lanceolatum is found in the southeast of Australia as well as on Samoa, Fiji and on the North Island of New Zealand and in many of the coastal forests of South Island of New Zealand.

It is the host species for the New Zealand endemic moth Batrachedra litterata.[4]

References
  1. Hassler, Michael & Schmitt, Bernd (November 2019). "Austroblechnum lanceolatum". Checklist of Ferns and Lycophytes of the World. 8.11. Retrieved 23 December 2019.
  2. Wardle, Peter (1991). Vegetation of New Zealand. CUP Archive. ISBN 978-0-521-25873-9.
  3. "Blechnum chambersii (Nini) Lance Water Fern". Taranaki Educational Resource: Research, Analysis and Information Network. Retrieved 17 June 2012.
  4. "Batrachedra litterata - Invertebrate herbivore report". plant-synz.landcareresearch.co.nz. Retrieved 21 July 2019.


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