Grammitis diminuta

Grammitis diminuta is a fern in the family Polypodiaceae. The Latin specific epithet diminuta means "decreased" or "diminished", with reference to the tapered frond base.^[1]

Grammitis diminuta
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Division:	Polypodiophyta
Class:	Polypodiopsida
Order:	Polypodiales
Suborder:	Polypodiineae
Family:	Polypodiaceae
Genus:	Grammitis
Species:	G. diminuta
Binomial name
Grammitis diminuta (Baker) Copel.[1]
Synonyms
Polypodium diminutum Baker

Description

The plant is an epiphytic fern. It has a stout, erect rhizome with light brown, lanceolate scales. Its simple fronds combine a short stipe with a narrowly elliptic lamina 3–15 cm long and 0.4–0.8 cm wide.^[1]

Distribution and habitat

The fern is endemic to Australia’s subtropical Lord Howe Island in the Tasman Sea; it is confined to the cloud forest on the upper slopes and summits of Mounts Lidgbird and Gower.^[1]