Leptopteris fraseri (Hook. & Grev.) C.Presl

Species

Pteridophytes > Osmundales > Osmundaceae > Leptopteris

Characteristics

Rhizome short, erect, forming a slender trunk, 20–100 cm tall. Stipe 11–45 cm long, shiny, winged at base with 2 stipular extensions, pubescent; hairs pale ferruginous. Lamina 2-pinnate to 3-pinnate-pinnatifid, lanceolate to elliptic (juvenile ovate-deltoid), 30–100 cm long, 8–32 cm wide, membranous, semi-transparent, glabrous except primary and secondary rachises, dark green. Primary pinnae opposite to subopposite, lanceolate, jointed to rachis; midrib narrowly winged. Ultimate segments oblong-elliptic, serrate, obtuse or acute. Sporangia large, brown, restricted to lower half of ultimate segments in basal half of primary pinnae.
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Grows in rocky places in mountain gullies, along creeks, around waterfalls and at cave openings to an altitude of 1300 m.
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Hardiness (USDA) 8-12

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Images

Leptopteris fraseri unspecified picture

Distribution

Leptopteris fraseri world distribution map, present in Australia

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:17133740-1
WFO ID wfo-0001128322
COL ID 6PHKP
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Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR)

Synonyms

Todea fraseri Leptopteris fraseri