Bowenia serrulata, the Byfield fern, is a cycad in the family Stangeriaceae. Its bipinnate fronds, arising from a subterranean caudex, give it the appearance of a fern. However it is not a fern as its vernacular name and appearance suggest. It is endemic to the vicinity of Byfield, Australia.
| Byfield fern | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Gymnospermae |
| Division: | Cycadophyta |
| Class: | Cycadopsida |
| Order: | Cycadales |
| Family: | Stangeriaceae |
| Genus: | Bowenia |
| Species: | B. serrulata
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| Binomial name | |
| Bowenia serrulata (W.Bull) Chamb.
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Gallery edit
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Bowenia serrulata growing in transition forest near Byfield, in the Capricornia region of Queensland, Australia -
Bowenia serrulata growing in transition forest near Byfield, in the Capricornia region of Queensland, Australia -
Bowenia serrulata growing in transition forest near Byfield, in the Capricornia region of Queensland, Australia -
Pinnae of Bowenia serrulata -
Bowenia serrulata growing in transition forest near Byfield, in the Capricornia region of Queensland, Australia -
Bowenia serrulata growing in transition forest near Byfield, in the Capricornia region of Queensland, Australia
References edit
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Bowenia serrulata.
- ^ Hill, K.D. (2010). "Bowenia serrulata". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2010: e.T41979A10590781. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-3.RLTS.T41979A10590781.en. Retrieved 15 November 2021.
External links edit
- "Bowenia serrulata (W.Bull) Chamb". Atlas of Living Australia.
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