Grammitis nudicarpa

Grammitis nudicarpa
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Division:	Polypodiophyta
Class:	Polypodiopsida
Order:	Polypodiales
Suborder:	Polypodiineae
Family:	Polypodiaceae
Genus:	Grammitis
Species:	G. nudicarpa
Binomial name
	Grammitis nudicarpa; Copel.

Grammitis nudicarpa is a fern in the family Polypodiaceae.

Description[]

The plant is a very small epiphytic fern. It has a short rhizome with dark brown, pointed scales. Its simple fronds combine a short stipe with a narrowly oblanceolate lamina 2–8 cm long and 0.3–0.8 cm wide.^[1]

Distribution and habitat[]

The fern is endemic to Australia’s subtropical Lord Howe Island in the Tasman Sea; it is confined to the densely shaded summit areas of Mounts Lidgbird and Gower.^[1]

References[]

^ ^a ^b ^c " Grammitis nudicarpa". Flora of Australia Online: Data derived from Flora of Australia Volume 49 (1994). Australian Biological Resources Study (ABRS). Retrieved 2014-01-31.

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[abrs-1] " Grammitis nudicarpa". Flora of Australia Online: Data derived from Flora of Australia Volume 49 (1994). Australian Biological Resources Study (ABRS). Retrieved 2014-01-31.

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