Asplenium shuttleworthianum Kunze

Species

Pteridophytes > Polypodiales > Aspleniaceae > Asplenium

Characteristics

Rhizome short, ascending; stipites tufted. Stipes stout, up to 15 cm. long. Rhachis stout, smooth, nude, with about 20 alt. to subopp. pinnae. Lamina about ovate-oblong, 20-90 × 5-20 cm., coriac., yellowish green, subacuminate, 3-(4)-pinnate. Primary pinnae up to 10 × 3·5 cm., stalked, ovate-lanceolate, subacute (barren pinnae with broader, less dissected pinnules). Secondary pinnae stalked, c. 3 × 1 cm., about ovate-oblong to lanceolate. Tertiary pinnae c. 1 cm. long, pinnatifid to pinnatisect; segs linear to narrow-oblong, subacute, slightly expanded in region of sori. Sori near tips of segs, solitary, submarginal, oblong, c. 2 mm. long, us. plentiful.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
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Foliage retention evergreen
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Environment

Light 4-6
Soil humidity 5-7
Soil texture 5-6
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Hardiness (USDA) 8-12

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Distribution

Asplenium shuttleworthianum world distribution map, present in American Samoa, New Zealand, Pitcairn, and Samoa

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:17051560-1
WFO ID wfo-0000159271
COL ID HLGV
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID 446613
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Synonyms

Asplenium shuttleworthianum Asplenium multifidum