Blechnaceae
Overview
Fern
A fern is any one of a group of about 12,000 species of plants belonging to the botanical group known as Pteridophyta. Unlike mosses, they have xylem and phloem . They have stems, leaves, and roots like other vascular plants...
s, with a cosmopolitan distribution
Cosmopolitan distribution
In biogeography, a taxon is said to have a cosmopolitan distribution if its range extends across all or most of the world in appropriate habitats. For instance, the killer whale has a cosmopolitan distribution, extending over most of the world's oceans. Other examples include humans, the lichen...
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Most are ground dwelling, some are climbers, such as Stenochlaena
Stenochlaena
Stenochlaena is a genus of fern in family Blechnaceae.Some species of Stenochlaena are common as climbing ferns in South-East Asian rainforests...
. A characteristic feature of many species is that the young opening frond
Frond
The term frond refers to a large, divided leaf. In both common usage and botanical nomenclature, the leaves of ferns are referred to as fronds and some botanists restrict the term to this group...
s are usually tinged with red.
Genera
- BlechnumBlechnumBlechnum is a genus of between 150–220 species of ferns in the family Blechnaceae, with a cosmopolitan distribution. By far the greatest species diversity is in tropical regions of the Southern Hemisphere, with only a few species reaching cool temperate latitudes in the Southern Hemisphere...
L. (hard ferns) - Brainea J. Sm.
- DoodiaDoodiaDoodia is a genus of ferns in the Blechnaceae family. It is named after Samuel Doody , an English botanist. Distribution of the genus includes parts of Australia and New Zealand.-Species:* Doodia aspera* Doodia australis...
R. Br. - Pteridoblechnum Hennipman
- SadleriaSadleriaSadleria is a genus of six species of ferns in the family Blechnaceae, all endemic to Hawaii.Species*Sadleria cyatheoides Kaulf. *Sadleria pallida Hook...
Kaulf. - SalpichlaenaSalpichlaenaSalpichlaena is a genus containing two species of fern in the family Blechnaceae. The genus is endemic to Central and South America. These ferns have climbing leaves with a rachis that twines around tree branches and other supports.Species...
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