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Blechnaceae Newman

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Blechnaceae Newman, Hist. Brit. Ferns, ed. 2, 8 (1844)
Blechnaceae Newman

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Indigenous, non-endemic
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New Zealand
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Newman
Newman
1844
8
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Blechnaceae

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Blechnaceae

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Blechnaceae Newman

Sori discrete or fused to form coenosori. Indusium marginal or superficial, || costa. Sporangia crowded, rather large; annulus vertical, interrupted. Spores bilateral, reniform to subglobose, us. smooth and with perispore. Rhizome dictyostelic, erect or creeping, sts forming a distinct caudex. Paleae not clathrate; stipes not articulated to rhizome, with several vascular strands. Fronds mostly bipinnate; veins free, forked, sts anastomosing. Prothallus cordate. About 5 genera of terrestrial ferns of wide distribution.

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Blechnaceae Newman
Blechnaceae
Blechnaceae Newman
Blechnaceae
Blechnaceae Newman
Blechnaceae
Blechnaceae Newman
Blechnaceae
Blechnaceae Newman

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1 January 2000
31 August 2020
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