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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