Parablechnum howeanum

Parablechnum howeanum, synonym Blechnum howeanum,^[1] is a fern in the family Blechnaceae. The specific epithet refers to the locality to which it is endemic.^[2]

Parablechnum howeanum
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Division:	Polypodiophyta
Class:	Polypodiopsida
Order:	Polypodiales
Suborder:	Aspleniineae
Family:	Blechnaceae
Genus:	Parablechnum
Species:	P. howeanum
Binomial name
Parablechnum howeanum (T.C.Chambers & P.A.Farrant) Gasper & Salino[1]
Synonyms[1]
Blechnum howeanum T.C.Chambers & P.A.Farrant

Description

The plant is a terrestrial fern. The creeping or shortly erect rhizome has dense apical scales. Its fronds are up to 70 cm long and 40 cm wide.^[2]

Distribution and habitat

The fern is endemic to Australia's subtropical Lord Howe Island in the Tasman Sea. It grows in shaded mountain forest, especially on the summits of Mounts Gower and Lidgbird.^[2]