Elaphoglossum nervosum

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Elaphoglossum nervosum
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Division: Polypodiophyta
Class: Polypodiopsida
Order: Polypodiales
Suborder: Polypodiineae
Family: Dryopteridaceae
Genus: Elaphoglossum
Species:
E. nervosum
Binomial name
Elaphoglossum nervosum
Bory

Elaphoglossum nervosum, the veined tongue-fern, is a herbaceous plant, a member of the Dryopteridaceae family. [1]

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Description

It is a fern with short, scaly, black, sterile leaves approximately 12-25 cm long. [1]

Distribution

It is an endemic species to St. Helena.

Taxonomy

It was named by Jean Baptiste Bory de Saint-Vincent,. In: Mon. 50, t. 13. in 1899. [2]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Taxon Details: Elaphoglossum nervosum (Bory) Christ". New York Botanical Garden Elaphoglossum Project. Archived from the original on 2021-07-23. Retrieved 2021-07-23.
  2. "Elaphoglossum nervosum (Bory) Christ | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 2021-07-23.