Class Polypodiopsida Rank Species | Division Pteridophyta | |
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Grammitis nudicarpa is a fern in the Polypodiaceae family. The specific epithet comes from Latin nudus (“naked”) and the Greek carpos (“fruit”), referring to the lack of hairs on the sporangia.
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Description
The plant is a very small epiphytic fern. It has a short rhizome with dark brown, pointed scales. Its simple fronds combine a short stipe with a narrowly oblanceolate lamina 2–8 cm long and 0.3–0.8 cm wide.
Distribution and habitat
The fern is endemic to Australia’s subtropical Lord Howe Island in the Tasman Sea; it is confined to the densely shaded summit areas of Mounts Lidgbird and Gower.
References
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