| Author: |
Johann Wilhelm Sturm, 1858 | |
Family: |
BLECHNACEAE |
| Origin: |
Juan Fernández Islands; Chile
|
| Soil: |
Peat/Volcanic Gravel |
| Water: |
Medium - Maximum |
| Sun: |
Maximum |
| Thickness: |
30 Centimetres |
| Height: |
200 Centimetres |
| Flower: |
No; Brown Spores |
| Propagate: |
Seeds |
| Names: |
Cycad Leaf Tree Fern |
| Synonyms: |
Lomaria cycadifolia,
Colla, 1836.
Blechnum magellanicum var. cycadifolium, C.Chr. 1910.
Lomariocycas cycadifolia, Gasper & A.R.Sm. 2016.
Struthiopteris cycadifolia, Ching, 1940.
Blechnum lanuginosum, J.W.Sturm, 1858.
Lomaria lanuginosa Kunze, 1837. |
This member of the Blechnaceae family
was given this name by Johann Wilhelm Sturm in 1858. It is found on the
three Juan Fernández islands in Chile, growing in peat and volcanic
gravel with lots of water and lots of sun. The stem can grow to
30 centimetres in diameter, the entire plant
to 200 centimetres in height. The spores are brown.
The genera name
comes from the Greek word βλῆχνον, which means 'for a fern'. The species
name means 'same leaves as Cycads' |
