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Gleichenia microphylla R.Br.

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Gleichenia microphylla R.Br., Prodr. Fl. Nov. Holland. 161 (1810)
Gleichenia microphylla R.Br.
Brownsey, P.J.; Given, D.R.; Lovis, J.D. 1985: A revised classification of New Zealand pteridophytes with a synonymic checklist of species. New Zealand Journal of Botany 23(3): 431–489.

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Indigenous, non-endemic
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New Zealand
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R.Br.
R.Br.
Brown, R. 1810: Prodromus Florae Novae Hollandiae et Insulae Van-Diemen. Johnson, London.
1810
161
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Gleichenia microphylla R.Br.
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Gleichenia microphylla
From the Greek micro- (small), and phyllus (small-leaved), a reference to the small ultimate segments in the context of earlier circumscriptions of Gleichenia that included species with larger ultimate segments now accepted in other genera such as Sticherus.
Lectotype (designated by Perrie & Brownsey 2015): [King’s Island, Tasmania,] R. Brown Iter. Austral. 107, BM 001038257!

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Plantae
Tracheophyta
Polypodiopsida
Gleicheniales
Gleicheniaceae
Gleichenia
microphylla

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Allan, H.H. 1961: Flora of New Zealand. Vol. I. Indigenous Tracheophyta: Psilopsida, Lycopsida, Filicopsida, Gymnospermae, Dicotyledones. Government Printer, Wellington.

Gleichenia microphylla R.Br.

Rhizome slender, wiry, clad in reddish-brown fimbriate scales, mingled with slender paler hairs, becoming glab. Stipes similarly clad, becoming glab., c. 2 mm. diam., up to 30 cm. long. Fronds us. several times branched, branches ± clad in stellate hairs and fimbriate scales. Pinnae 1-4 cm. long; pinnules 30-50, close-set, up to 3 mm. long, oblong-triangular, blunt, flat to slightly concave, often glaucous below. Sporangia 2-4 per sorus, rarely fewer by abortion, shining, bright to brownish-yellow.
Dawson, M.I. 2008: Index of chromosome numbers of indigenous New Zealand vascular plants.

Gleichenia microphylla R.Br.

n = 20

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Gleichenia microphylla R.Br.
Gleichenia microphylla R.Br.
Allan, H.H. (1961)
Gleichenia microphylla R.Br.
Gleichenia microphylla R.Br.
Brownlie, G. (1961)
Gleichenia microphylla R.Br.
Gleichenia microphylla R.Br.
Brownsey, P.J.; Given, D.R.; Lovis, J.D. (1985)
Gleichenia microphylla R.Br.
Gleichenia microphylla R.Br.
Gleichenia microphylla R.Br.
Dawson, M.I. (2008)
Gleichenia Sm.
Gleichenia microphylla R.Br.
Gleichenia microphylla R.Br.
de Lange, P.J.; Rolfe, J.R. et al. (2013)
Gleichenia microphylla R.Br.
Gleichenia microphylla R.Br.
Gleichenia microphylla R.Br.
de Lange, P.J.; Rolfe, J.R. et al. (2018)
Gleichenia microphylla R.Br.

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Gleichenia microphylla R.Br.
Australia
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Gleichenia microphylla R.Br.
New Zealand
Gisborne Land District
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Gleichenia microphylla R.Br.
New Zealand
Marlborough Land District
5 Link to an external page
Gleichenia microphylla R.Br.
New Zealand
Nelson Land District
20 Link to an external page
Gleichenia microphylla R.Br.
New Zealand
North Auckland Land District
26 Link to an external page
Gleichenia microphylla R.Br.
New Zealand
South Auckland Land District
19 Link to an external page
Gleichenia microphylla R.Br.
New Zealand
Southland Land District
12 Link to an external page
Gleichenia microphylla R.Br.
New Zealand
Taranaki Land District
1 Link to an external page
Gleichenia microphylla R.Br.
New Zealand
Wellington Land District
11 Link to an external page
Gleichenia microphylla R.Br.
New Zealand
Westland Land District
20 Link to an external page

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typification
Lectotype (designated by Perrie & Brownsey 2015): [King’s Island, Tasmania,] R. Brown Iter. Austral. 107, BM 001038257!
Perrie, L.R.; Brownsey, P.J. 2015: Taxonomic notes on the New Zealand flora: lectotypes in the fern family Gleicheniaceae. New Zealand Journal of Botany 53: 183–191.
Etymology
From the Greek micro- (small), and phyllus (small-leaved), a reference to the small ultimate segments in the context of earlier circumscriptions of Gleichenia that included species with larger ultimate segments now accepted in other genera such as Sticherus.

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a1752376-8006-4789-9368-68be9b7c4f15
scientific name
Names_Plants
1 January 2000
6 March 2007
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