Austroblechnum lanceolatum, synonym Blechnum chambersii,[1] is a species of fern within the family Blechnaceae, found in Australia, New Zealand, Samoa and Fiji.[2] It is indigenous to Australia and New Zealand.[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: | Austroblechnum |
| Species: | A. lanceolatum
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| Austroblechnum lanceolatum (R.Br.) Gasper & V.A.O.Dittrich[1]
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A. lanceolatum is commonly called lance water fern, and in New Zealand it is also referred to by its Māori names, nini and rereti.[4]
Description
editA medium-sized fern with tufted fronds 85-700mm in length. The fronds are strongly dimorphic with differing sterile and fertile fronds. Both frond types are 15-115mm wide.[3]
Distribution
editA. lanceolatum is found in the southeast of Australia as well as on Samoa, Fiji and on the North Island of New Zealand and in many of the coastal forests of South Island of New Zealand.
It is the host species for the New Zealand endemic moth Batrachedra litterata.[5]
References
edit- ^ a b c Hassler, Michael & Schmitt, Bernd (November 2019). "Austroblechnum lanceolatum". Checklist of Ferns and Lycophytes of the World. 8.11. Archived from the original on 2 September 2017. Retrieved 23 December 2019.
- ^ Wardle, Peter (1991). Vegetation of New Zealand. CUP Archive. ISBN 978-0-521-25873-9.
- ^ a b Perrie, Leon; Brownsey, Patrick (1 August 2024). Identification Guide to the Ferns and Lycophytes of Aotearoa New Zealand. Te Papa Press. ISBN 978-1-9911655-5-8.
- ^ "Blechnum chambersii (Nini) Lance Water Fern". Taranaki Educational Resource: Research, Analysis and Information Network. Retrieved 17 June 2012.
- ^ "Batrachedra litterata - Invertebrate herbivore report". plant-synz.landcareresearch.co.nz. Retrieved 21 July 2019.
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