Aspleniaceae
Blechnum

Blechnum medium (R.Br.) Christenh.

First published in Phytotaxa 19: 20 (2011)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Papua New Guinea to Queensland and S. Pacific. It is a perennial and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Cook Is., Fiji, New Caledonia, New Guinea, New Zealand North, New Zealand South, Norfolk Is., Pitcairn Is., Queensland, Tubuai Is.

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Allan, H.A. (1961). Flora of New Zealand 1: 1-1085. Botany division, D.S.I.R., Christchurch.

An alternative taxonomy had been proposed by the following authorities:

  • Roskov Y. & al. (eds.) (2018). World Ferns: Checklist of Ferns and Lycophytes of the World. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life Naturalis, Leiden, the Netherlands. [Cited as Doodia media.]

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Allan, H.A. (1961). Flora of New Zealand 1: 1-1085. Botany division, D.S.I.R., Christchurch.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jan 1, 1993 Florence, J. [10738] Pitcairn Islands Doodia media K000755582 No
Jan 1, 1969 Mackee, H.S. [16481] New Caledonia Doodia media K000784955 No
Jan 1, 1910 Le Rat [18] New Caledonia Doodia media K000755643 No
Jan 1, 1910 Le Rat [18] New Caledonia Doodia media K000755644 No
Franc, I. [661] New Caledonia Doodia media K000755657 No
Mackee, H.S. [11460] New Caledonia Doodia media K000755649 No
Beechey [s.n.] Australia Doodia media K000755583 No
Moore, T. [s.n.] New Caledonia Doodia media K000755660 Type Yes
Cuming, H. [1413] Doodia media K000649815 Yes
Cribs [409] New Caledonia Doodia media K000755650 No
Le Rat [803] New Caledonia Doodia media K000755641 No
Buchholz, J.T. [1287] New Caledonia Doodia media K000755653 No
Mackee, H.S. [43450] New Caledonia Doodia media K000755648 No
Schlechter, R. [15072] New Caledonia Doodia media K000755638 No
s.coll. [s.n.] New Caledonia Doodia media K000755642 No
Le Rat [45] New Caledonia Doodia media K000755637 No
St. John, H. [14976] Pitcairn Islands Doodia media K000649813 Yes
Pancher [s.n.] New Caledonia Doodia media K000755651 No
Germain, M.R. [s.n.] New Caledonia Doodia media K000755658 No
Vieillard, E. [1573] New Caledonia Doodia media K000755656 No
s.coll. [134] New Caledonia Doodia media K000755659 No
Le Rat [909] New Caledonia Doodia media K000755640 No
Cuming, H. [1371] Pitcairn Islands Doodia media K000649812 Isotype Yes
Schlechter, R. [14996] New Caledonia Doodia media K000755654 No
Franc, I. [661] New Caledonia Doodia media K000755636 No
Deplanche [s.n.] New Caledonia Doodia media K000755639 No
Franc, I. [661] New Caledonia Doodia media K000755647 No
Matthews [1] Pitcairn Islands Doodia media K000649814 Yes
Cribs [409] New Caledonia Doodia media K000755646 No
Pancher [s.n.] New Caledonia Doodia media K000755645 No
Mackee, H.S. [43450] New Caledonia Doodia media K000755652 Unknown Type Material Yes
Franc, I. [144] New Caledonia Doodia media K000755655 No

Sources

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Science Photographs

    • Copyright applied to individual images