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Adiantum hispidulum Sw.

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Adiantum hispidulum Sw., J. Bot. (Schrader) 1800(2): 82 (1801)
Adiantum hispidulum Sw.

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Indigenous, non-endemic
Wild
New Zealand
Political Region

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Sw.
Sw.
1801
82
ICN
Adiantum hispidulum Sw.
species
Adiantum hispidulum
From the Latin hispidulus (slightly bristly), a reference to the bristly hairs on the lamina segments.
Holotype: N. Hollandia [Australia], Herb. Swartz, S-P-8123 (!online)

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hispidulum

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Adiantum hispidulum Sw.

Rhizome stout, shortly creeping; stipites clustered. Stipes us. stout, scabrid, very dark brown, shining, 15-30-(40) cm. long; clad in greyish pubescence when young. Rhachis rather stout; densely clad, at least when young, in hispid hairs. Costae hispidulous. Lamina 15-35 × 10-30 cm., broadly flabellate, dark olive green (pink to red when immature), firm, glab. to ± hispid; divided into (5)-10-(15) branches. Primary pinnae 7-20 × 1-3 cm., about lanceolate-acuminate. Secondary pinnae up to 15 × 5 mm., dimidiate-oblong to dimidiate-rhomboid, very shortly stalked, very close-set; lower margin entire, upper with numerous small crenate teeth. Sporangia 10-15 groups per pinnule, close-set, in sinuses, protected by lunulate to reniform reflexed margin 1-2 mm. long.

Adiantum hispidulum Sw.

2n = c. 164–173
n = c. 174
2n = c. 162–168
2n = c. 160
2n = c. 166

Adiantum hispidulum Sw.

Rhizomes short-creeping or ± erect, scaly. Stipes and rachises stiffly hairy. Laminae broadly ovate to ± orbicular, 12-30 × 10-25 cm, usually pedate, sometimes (2)-3-pinnate, divided into 5-15 branches to 20 cm long and bearing up to 40 pinnules on each side. Ultimate pinnules ± oblong or parallelogrammoid, 5-15 × 3-6 mm; stalk attached at proximal corner; upper and outer margins finely toothed, lower and inner margins entire; upper surface glabrous, lower hairy, both surfaces dark green at maturity but red-tinged when young. Indusia ± reniform with shallow sinuses, hairy, up to 22 per pinnule on upper and outer margins, often extending to inner margin.

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Adiantum hispidulum var. pubescens (Schkuhr) Large & Braggins
Adiantum hispidulum Sw.

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Adiantum hispidulum Sw.
Australia
Adiantum hispidulum Sw.
Cook Islands
Adiantum hispidulum Sw.
Cook Islands
Rarotonga
Adiantum hispidulum Sw.
Fiji
Adiantum hispidulum Sw.
French Polynesia
Adiantum hispidulum Sw.
New Zealand
Canterbury Land District
Adiantum hispidulum Sw.
New Zealand
Gisborne Land District
Adiantum hispidulum Sw.
New Zealand
North Auckland Land District
Adiantum hispidulum Sw.
New Zealand
South Auckland Land District
Adiantum hispidulum Sw.
New Zealand
Taranaki Land District
Adiantum hispidulum Sw.
New Zealand
Wellington Land District
New Zealand
North Auckland Land District

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typification
Holotype: N. Hollandia [Australia], Herb. Swartz, S-P-8123 (!online)
Etymology
From the Latin hispidulus (slightly bristly), a reference to the bristly hairs on the lamina segments.

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Names_Plants
1 January 2000
4 March 2021
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