Blechnum cartilagineum BLECHNACEAE
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Sample information
Sample ID | 407-25-1-8a-(4725-1-8a) |
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Species | cartilagineum |
Genus | Blechnum |
Family | BLECHNACEAE |
Common name | gristle fern |
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Morphology
Pollen / Spore | spore |
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Morphologic type | monolete |
Surface pattern | scabrate |
Equatorial size | min 27, mean 36, max 40 |
Polar size | min 20, mean 25, max 28 |
Equatorial shape | bilateral |
Wall thickness | 1.8 |
Morphology notes | Monolete, bilateral, heteropolar. Laesura extends 2/3 length of spore, with narrow thickened borders. Proximal face planar, distal face convex, almost circular. 25 (20-28) x 23 (19-25) x 36 (27-40). Exine 1.8, scabrate. |
Ecology and Geography
Plant type | fern |
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Floristic region(s) | Australia (east coast) |
Ecology notes | Sw. |
Habitat notes | Rainforest and rainforest margins; also open gullies or hillsides. |
Collection
Collector | J. McP Atherton Forestry Herbarium, K 660 |
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ANU access code | 3659 |
Collection site | Queensland, Beerwaah |
Collection country | Australia |
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