Hymenophyllum howense

Hymenophyllum howense
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Division:	Polypodiophyta
Class:	Polypodiopsida
Order:	Hymenophyllales
Family:	Hymenophyllaceae
Genus:	Hymenophyllum
Species:	H. howense
Binomial name
	Hymenophyllum howense; Brownlie (1960)

Hymenophyllum howense is a fern in the Hymenophyllaceae family. The specific epithet refers to the locality of occurrence.^[1]

Description

The fern has a wiry, creeping rhizome, with adpressed, reddish brown hairs. Its 3- or 4-pinnatifid fronds combine a 2–7 cm long stipe with a triangular-ovate lamina 4–6 cm long and 2–5 cm wide.^[1]

Distribution and habitat

The fern is endemic to Australia’s subtropical Lord Howe Island in the Tasman Sea; it occurs in cloud forest on and around the summits of Mounts Lidgbird and Gower.^[1]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d " Hymenophyllum howense ". Flora of Australia Online: Data derived from Flora of Australia Volume 49 (1994). Australian Biological Resources Study (ABRS). Retrieved 2014-02-02. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |work= (help)

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