Cranfillia fullagari, synonym Blechnum fullagarii,[2] is a fern in the family Blechnaceae. The specific epithet honours James Fullagar, who collected plants on Lord Howe Island for the Royal Botanic Gardens, Melbourne.[3]
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Division: | Polypodiophyta |
| Class: | Polypodiopsida |
| Order: | Polypodiales |
| Suborder: | Aspleniineae |
| Family: | Blechnaceae |
| Genus: | Cranfillia |
| Species: | C. fullagari
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| Cranfillia fullagari (F.Muell.) Gasper & V.A.O.Dittrich
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Description edit
The plant is a terrestrial or lithophytic fern. The prominent rhizome has narrow and twisted apical scales. Its fronds are 30–50 cm long and 8–14 cm wide.[3]
Taxonomy edit
The species was first described in 1874 by Ferdinand von Mueller in the genus Lomaria.[4] Although Mueller spelt the name Lomaria fullageri, using an e in the epithet, he referred to the surname "Fullagar".[5] In 1905, Carl Christensen transferred the species to Blechnum, spelling the epithet fullagari.[6][7] The spelling fullagarii is found in some sources;[3] Article 60.8 of the International Code of Nomenclature for algae, fungi, and plants only allows the use of a single "i" with names ending in "er" not "ar".[8] In 2016, André Luís de Gasper and Vinícius Antonio de Oliveira Dittrich transferred the species to Cranfillia as Cranfillia fullagari.[9]
Distribution and habitat edit
The fern is endemic to Australia's subtropical Lord Howe Island in the Tasman Sea. It is restricted to the cloud forest on the summit of Mount Gower.[3]
References edit
- ^ "Blechnum fullagari (F.Muell.) C.Chr". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 2019-12-25.
- ^ a b Hassler, Michael & Schmitt, Bernd (November 2019). "Cranfillia fullagari". Checklist of Ferns and Lycophytes of the World. 8.11. Archived from the original on 2017-09-02. Retrieved 2019-12-25.
- ^ a b c d "Blechnum fullagarii". Flora of Australia Online: Data derived from Flora of Australia Volume 49 (1994). Australian Biological Resources Study (ABRS). Retrieved 2014-01-27.
- ^ "Lomaria fullagari". The International Plant Names Index. Retrieved 2019-12-25.
- ^ Mueller, Ferdinand von (1874). "Lomaria Fullageri". Fragmenta Phytographiae Australiae. Vol. 8. Melbourne. p. 157. Retrieved 2019-12-25.
{{citation}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) - ^ Christensen, Carl (1905). "Blechnum Fullagari". Index filicum. Copenhagen: H. Hagerup. p. 154. Retrieved 2019-12-25.
- ^ "Blechnum fullageri". The International Plant Names Index. Retrieved 2019-12-25.
- ^ Turland, N.J.; et al., eds. (2018). "Article 60.8". International Code of Nomenclature for algae, fungi, and plants (Shenzhen Code) adopted by the Nineteenth International Botanical Congress Shenzhen, China, July 2017 (electronic ed.). Glashütten: International Association for Plant Taxonomy. Retrieved 2018-06-27.
- ^ "Cranfillia fullagari". The International Plant Names Index. Retrieved 2019-12-25.
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