Lomaridium contiguum

Lomaridium contiguum, synonym Blechnum contiguum, is a fern in the family Blechnaceae. The specific epithet refers to the contiguous lobes of the fronds.^[2]

Lomaridium contiguum
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Division:	Polypodiophyta
Class:	Polypodiopsida
Order:	Polypodiales
Suborder:	Aspleniineae
Family:	Blechnaceae
Genus:	Lomaridium
Species:	L. contiguum
Binomial name
Lomaridium contiguum (Mett.) Gasper & V.A.O.Dittrich[1]
Synonyms[1]
Blechnum castaneum Copel. Blechnum contiguum Mett. Blechnum pseudovulcanicum C.Chr. Lomaria contigua (Mett.) Carruth. Struthiopteris contigua (Mett.) Ching

Description

The plant is a climbing epiphytic fern. Its rhizome is long and covered with dense, narrowly lanceolate scales. Its fronds are 30–50 cm or more long and 5–12 cm wide.^[2]

Distribution and habitat

The fern is found on Australia's subtropical Lord Howe Island in the Tasman Sea, as well as on New Caledonia. On Lord Howe it is common in the cloud forest on the summits of Mounts Gower and Lidgbird.^[2]