Osmunda regalis L.
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Osmunda regalis L., Sp. Pl. 1065 (1753)
Osmunda regalis L.
Nomenclature
L.
L.
1753
1065
ICN
Osmunda regalis L.
species
Osmunda regalis
Lectotype (selected by Jonsell & Jarvis in Jarvis et al. 1993): Herb. Burser XX: 26, UPS
Classification
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Descriptions
Osmunda regalis L.
Rhizomes forming thick erect trunks to 150 cm tall. Fronds 30-300 × 20-75 cm, ovate, 2-pinnate, glabrous except when very young, dimorphic with the outer ones sterile and inner fertile. Fertile fronds bearing sterile pinnae at base and much reduced fertile pinnae at apex. Sterile secondary pinnae in up to 15 pairs, 2-7 × 0.8-1.8 cm, narrowly oblong, obtuse, ± truncate at base, often with a rounded lobe on one side. Fertile secondary pinnae to 3 × 0.4 cm, densely covered with clusters of sporangia.
Taxonomic concepts
Osmunda regalis L.
Osmunda regalis L.
Osmunda regalis L.
Osmunda regalis L.
Osmunda regalis L.
Osmunda regalis L.
Osmunda regalis L.
Osmunda regalis L.
Osmunda regalis L.
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typification
Lectotype (selected by Jonsell & Jarvis in Jarvis et al. 1993): Herb. Burser XX: 26, UPS
Etymology
Derivation uncertain. From the Latin regalis (royal), a possible reference to the majestic quality of this fern in Europe. Alternatively Osmunda regalis may have been named after King Osmund who reigned over the South Saxons about 785 AD (Burrows 1990).
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19bbcf41-0f00-4f02-b1ab-db2ad7ac1ea2
scientific name
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1 January 2000
6 March 2007