New Zealand Journal of Botany abstract

Blechnum blechnoides (Bory) Keys. (Blechnaceae), formerly B. banksii (Hook.f.) Mett. ex Diels, a fern from salt-spray habitats of New Zealand and Chile

T. C. CHAMBERS
P. A. FARRANT

Royal Botanic Gardens Sydney
Mrs Macquaries Road
Sydney, NSW 2000, Australia

Abstract  The salt-spray fern found in coastal locations of New Zealand, formerly known as Blechnum banksii, is conspecific with the species that occurs on the coast of Chile, where it has been referred to as B. blechnoides and B. leyboldtianum. The specific name blechnoides takes precedence.

Keywords  Blechnum blechnoides; B. banksii; B. leyboldtianum; Blechnaceae; New Zealand flora; flora of Chile; taxonomy; coastal habitats; salt-spray species

B96017

Received 29 February 1996; accepted 24 July 1996

PDF file of entire paper: medium quality (415K); (scanned from paper original: notes about this process)

This year's abstracts |Journal home page |All abstracts | Publishing home page