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Ophioglossum petiolatum Hook.

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Ophioglossum petiolatum Hook., Exot. Fl. 1, 56, t. 56 (1823)
Ophioglossum petiolatum Hook.

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Indigenous, non-endemic
Wild
New Zealand
Political Region

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Hook.
Hook.
1823
56, t. 56
ICN
Ophioglossum petiolatum Hook.
species
Ophioglossum petiolatum
From the Latin petiolatus (petiolate), a reference to the long stalk of the sporophore.
Holotype: On the roots of a plant from the W[est] Indies, Shepperd, Herb. Hookerianum, K! (photo WELT E471/32).

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"Rhizome short, cylindrical; roots long, fleshy. Fronds 1-2 from the rhizome, rarely more. Petiole above the ground; . . . total length of frond . . . 4-12 in. Sterile lamina . . . 3/4-3 in. long, 1/2-1 in. broad, ovate or ovate-lanceolate or ovate-rhomboid . . . truncate or broadly cuneate at the base, never cordate, rather fleshy, venation reticulated. Fertile spike 3/4-11/2 in. long . . . Sporangia . . . 15-40 in each row.

Ophioglossum petiolatum Hook.

n = irregular meiosis
n = irregular meiosis

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Ophioglossum pedunculosum sensu Cheeseman
Ophioglossum petiolatum Hook.
Ophioglossum petiolatum Hook.
Ophioglossum petiolatum Hook.
Ophioglossum petiolatum Hook.
Ophioglossum petiolatum Hook.
Ophioglossum petiolatum Hook.
Ophioglossum petiolatum Hook.
Ophioglossum petiolatum Hook.
Ophioglossum petiolatum Hook.
Ophioglossum petiolatum Hook.
Ophioglossum petiolatum Hook.
Ophioglossum petiolatum Hook.
Ophioglossum petiolatum Hook.
Ophioglossum petiolatum Hook.
Ophioglossum petiolatum Hook.
Ophioglossum petiolatum Hook.
Ophioglossum petiolatum Hook.
Ophioglossum petiolatum Hook.
Ophioglossum petiolatum Hook.
Ophioglossum petiolatum Hook.
Ophioglossum petiolatum Hook.
Ophioglossum petiolatum Hook.
Ophioglossum petiolatum Hook.
Ophioglossum petiolatum Hook.
Ophioglossum petiolatum Hook.
Ophioglossum petiolatum Hook.
Ophioglossum petiolatum Hook.
Ophioglossum petiolatum Hook.
Ophioglossum petiolatum Hook.
Ophioglossum petiolatum Hook.
Ophioglossum petiolatum Hook.
Ophioglossum petiolatum Hook.
Ophioglossum petiolatum Hook.
Ophioglossum petiolatum Hook.
Ophioglossum petiolatum Hook.
Ophioglossum petiolatum Hook.
Ophioglossum petiolatum Hook.
Ophioglossum petiolatum Hook.

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Ophioglossum petiolatum Hook.
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Ophioglossum petiolatum Hook.
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North Auckland

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typification
Holotype: On the roots of a plant from the W[est] Indies, Shepperd, Herb. Hookerianum, K! (photo WELT E471/32).
Etymology
From the Latin petiolatus (petiolate), a reference to the long stalk of the sporophore.

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920bc479-e04a-4b39-ad68-131644867a5f
scientific name
Names_Plants
1 January 2000
28 October 2015
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