Tmesipteris tannensis is a fern ally endemic to New Zealand. It is usually epiphytic on trees and tree ferns, but is occasionally terrestrial.[1][2]
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Division: | Polypodiophyta |
| Class: | Polypodiopsida |
| Order: | Psilotales |
| Family: | Psilotaceae |
| Genus: | Tmesipteris |
| Species: | T. tannensis
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| Tmesipteris tannensis | |
An example of occurrence of T. tannensis within a tiered phytocoenosis is in Central Westland of South Island, New Zealand. These forests are the most extensive continuous podocarp/broadleaf forests in New Zealand. The overstory includes miro, rimu and mountain totara. The mid-story includes tree ferns such as Cyathea smithii and Dicksonia squarrosa, whilst the lowest tier and epiphytic associates include Asplenium polyodon, Astelia solandri and Blechnum discolor along with T. tannensis.[3]
References
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- ^ P.J. Brownsey and J.C. Smith-Dodsworth. 1989. New Zealand Ferns and Allied Plants, Bateman, page 18
- ^ J. S. Yeates. The Nucleolus of Tmesipteris tannensis Proceedings of the Royal Society London. Ser. B. 98, 1925, 227-224.
- ^ C. Michael Hogan. 2009
Sources
edit- Robert J. Chinnock (1976). "The identification, typification and origin of Tmesipteris tannensis (Psilotaceae)". Taxon. 25 (1). Taxon, Vol. 25, No. 1: 115–121. doi:10.2307/1220418. JSTOR 1220418.
- C. Michael Hogan. 2009. Crown Fern: Blechnum discolor, Globaltwitcher.com, ed. N. Stromberg
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