Elaphoglossum nervosum, the veined tongue-fern, is a herbaceous plant, a member of the Dryopteridaceae family.[1]
| Elaphoglossum nervosum | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Division: | Polypodiophyta |
| Class: | Polypodiopsida |
| Order: | Polypodiales |
| Suborder: | Polypodiineae |
| Family: | Dryopteridaceae |
| Genus: | Elaphoglossum |
| Species: | E. nervosum
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| Binomial name | |
| Elaphoglossum nervosum Bory
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Description edit
It is a fern with short, scaly, black, sterile leaves approximately 12-25 cm long.[1]
Distribution edit
It is an endemic species to St. Helena.
Taxonomy edit
It was named by Jean Baptiste Bory de Saint-Vincent,. In: Mon. 50, t. 13. in 1899.[2]
References edit
- ^ a b "Taxon Details: Elaphoglossum nervosum (Bory) Christ". New York Botanical Garden Elaphoglossum Project. Archived from the original on 2021-07-23. Retrieved 2021-07-23.
- ^ "Elaphoglossum nervosum (Bory) Christ | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 2021-07-23.
External links edit
- https://www.pteridoportal.org/portal/taxa/index.php?taxon=Elaphoglossum%20nervosum
- https://plantsandplanter.org/viewer.php?type=specimen&institute=Carolina&number=102108&search=Harvey%2C-W.
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