Aspleniaceae
Blechnum

Blechnum patersonii (R.Br.) Mett.

First published in Fil. Hort. Bot. Lips.: 64 (1856)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is SE. Queensland to SE. Australia, Lord Howe Island, Society Islands (Tahiti). It grows primarily in the wet tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Lesser Sunda Is., New Guinea, New South Wales, Norfolk Is., Queensland, Society Is., Tasmania, Victoria

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Accepted Infraspecifics

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Allan, H.A. (1961). Flora of New Zealand 1: 1-1085. Botany division, D.S.I.R., Christchurch.
  • Fraser-Jenkins, C.R. & al. (2018). An Annotated Checklist of Indian Pteridophytes 2: 1-573. Dehra Dun : BSMPS.
  • de Salas, MF, Baker, ML (2022). A Census of the Vascular Plants of Tasmania, including Macquarie Island: 1-161. Tasmanian Herbarium, Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery, Hobart. https://flora.tmag.tas.gov.au/resources/census/.

An alternative taxonomy had been proposed by the following authorities:

  • Roskov Y. & al. (eds.) (2018). World Ferns: Checklist of Ferns and Lycophytes of the World. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life Naturalis, Leiden, the Netherlands. [Cited as Austroblechnum patersonii subspec. patersonii.]

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Braithwaite [2263] Vanuatu K001561122 Yes
Braithwaite [2116] Vanuatu K001561111 Yes
Braithwaite [2116] Vanuatu K001561112 Yes
Braithwaite [2185] Vanuatu K001561113 Yes
Braithwaite [2185] Vanuatu K001561114 Yes

Sources

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

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  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Science Photographs

    • Copyright applied to individual images