Bowenia serrulata

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Byfield fern
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
(unranked): Gymnospermae
Division: Cycadophyta
Class: Cycadopsida
Order: Cycadales
Family: Stangeriaceae
Genus: Bowenia
Species:
B. serrulata
Binomial name
Bowenia serrulata
(W.Bull) Chamb.

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.

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References

  1. 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.