Blechnum indicum BLECHNACEAE
Sample information
Sample ID | 407-25-1-1a-(4725-1-1a) |
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Species | indicum |
Genus | Blechnum |
Family | BLECHNACEAE |
Common name | swamp water fern |
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Morphology
Pollen / Spore | spore |
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Morphologic type | monolete |
Surface pattern | scabrate |
Equatorial size | min 21, mean 23, max 25 |
Polar size | min 22, mean 24, max 25 |
Equatorial shape | bilateral |
Wall thickness | 1 |
Morphology notes | Monolete, bilateral, heteropolar. Circular in ev; oval in pv. Laesura 2/3 length of spore, borders narrow and raised. 23 (21-25) x 24 (22-25) x 33. Exine 1 u thick, faintly scabrate or irregularly granulate. |
Ecology and Geography
Plant type | fern |
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Floristic region(s) | Australia (tropical) |
Ecology notes | Burm.f. |
Habitat notes | Growing on 1/2m on drained peat surface, Grows in large colonies on edges of swamps or lakes, often in brackish water and often in exposed situations. |
Collection
Collector | Kershaw ANU 10001 |
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ANU access code | 5040 |
Collection site | Queensland, Lynch's Crater, Atherton Tableland |
Collection country | Australia |
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