Grammitis diminuta

Grammitis diminuta
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Division:	Polypodiophyta
Class:	Polypodiopsida
Order:	Polypodiales
Suborder:	Polypodiineae
Family:	Polypodiaceae
Genus:	Grammitis
Species:	G. diminuta
Binomial name
	Grammitis diminuta; (Baker) Copel.
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

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d " Grammitis diminuta ". Flora of Australia Online: Data derived from Flora of Australia Volume 49 (1994). Australian Biological Resources Study (ABRS). Retrieved 2014-01-31. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |work= (help)

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