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Asplenium flaccidum G.Forst., Fl. Ins. Austr. 80 (1786) subsp. flaccidum
Asplenium flaccidum G.Forst. subsp. flaccidum
Shepherd, L.D.; Perrie, L.R.; Brownsey, P.J. 2008: Low-copy nuclear DNA sequences reveal a predominance of allopolyploids in a New Zealand Asplenium fern complex. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 49: 240–248.

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Indigenous, non-endemic
Wild
New Zealand
Political Region

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G.Forst.
G.Forst.
Forster, J.G.A. 1786: Florulae Insularum Australium Prodromus. Dietrich, Göttingen.
1786
80
ICN
Asplenium flaccidum G.Forst.
subsp.
Asplenium flaccidum subsp. flaccidum
From the Latin flaccidus (limp, flaccid), a reference to the drooping nature of the fronds.
Lectotype (selected by Brownsey 1977a): New Zealand, Dusky Bay, Messrs Forster, BM 1048372!

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Brownsey, P.J. 1977: A taxonomic revision of the New Zealand species of Asplenium. New Zealand Journal of Botany 15(1): 39–86.

Asplenium flaccidum G.Forst. subsp. flaccidum

Rhizome bearing subulate scales. Stipes 5-20 cm (or more) long, flaccid, bearing small subulate scales with long filiform apices (Fig. 24A-E). Laminae lanceolate to elliptic, 15-90 (or more) × 5-25 cm, leathery, limp and pendulous. Pinnae 5-20 (or more) pairs, linear, 5-15 × 0.5-2 cm. Pinnules very variable in length, from oblong and obtuse to linear and acute, up to 15 × 2 mm. Basal acroscopic pinnule occasionally much longer than that next to it. Sori 2-10mm long. Spores (31)36-44(50) mcim long, (19)23-27(33) mcm wide (10 populations), perispore with a prominent wing but lacking ridges (Fig. 29M-N). Plant usually epiphytic, but sometimes terrestrial.
Dawson, M.I. 2008: Index of chromosome numbers of indigenous New Zealand vascular plants.

Asplenium flaccidum G.Forst. subsp. flaccidum

n = 72

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Asplenium flaccidum G.Forst. subsp. flaccidum
Asplenium flaccidum G.Forst. subsp. flaccidum
Brownsey, P.J. (1977)
Asplenium flaccidum G.Forst. subsp. flaccidum
Asplenium flaccidum G.Forst. subsp. flaccidum
Brownsey, P.J.; Smith-Dodsworth, J.C. (2000)
Asplenium flaccidum G.Forst. subsp. flaccidum
Asplenium flaccidum G.Forst. subsp. flaccidum
Asplenium flaccidum G.Forst. subsp. flaccidum
Dawson, M.I. (2008)
Asplenium L.
Asplenium flaccidum G.Forst. subsp. flaccidum
Asplenium flaccidum G.Forst. subsp. flaccidum
Orchard, A.E. (1998)
Asplenium flaccidum G.Forst. subsp. flaccidum
Asplenium flaccidum G.Forst. subsp. flaccidum
Asplenium flaccidum G.Forst. subsp. flaccidum
Shepherd, L.D.; Perrie, L.R.; Brownsey, P.J. (2008)
Asplenium flaccidum G.Forst. subsp. flaccidum

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Asplenium flaccidum G.Forst. subsp. flaccidum
New Zealand
Canterbury Land District
30 Link to an external page
Asplenium flaccidum G.Forst. subsp. flaccidum
New Zealand
Gisborne Land District
14 Link to an external page
Asplenium flaccidum G.Forst. subsp. flaccidum
New Zealand
Hawke's Bay Land District
15 Link to an external page
Asplenium flaccidum G.Forst. subsp. flaccidum
New Zealand
Marlborough Land District
17 Link to an external page
Asplenium flaccidum G.Forst. subsp. flaccidum
New Zealand
Nelson Land District
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Asplenium flaccidum G.Forst. subsp. flaccidum
New Zealand
North Auckland Land District
45 Link to an external page
Asplenium flaccidum G.Forst. subsp. flaccidum
New Zealand
Otago Land District
7 Link to an external page
Asplenium flaccidum G.Forst. subsp. flaccidum
New Zealand
South Auckland Land District
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Asplenium flaccidum G.Forst. subsp. flaccidum
New Zealand
Southland Land District
76 Link to an external page
Asplenium flaccidum G.Forst. subsp. flaccidum
New Zealand
Taranaki Land District
14 Link to an external page
Asplenium flaccidum G.Forst. subsp. flaccidum
New Zealand
Wellington Land District
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Asplenium flaccidum G.Forst. subsp. flaccidum
New Zealand
Westland Land District
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typification
Lectotype (selected by Brownsey 1977a): New Zealand, Dusky Bay, Messrs Forster, BM 1048372!
Brownsey, P.J. 1977: A taxonomic revision of the New Zealand species of Asplenium. New Zealand Journal of Botany 15(1): 39–86.
Etymology
From the Latin flaccidus (limp, flaccid), a reference to the drooping nature of the fronds.

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5194f14e-d25a-4d26-b037-267cc60863f1
scientific name
Names_Plants
1 January 2000
29 August 2017
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