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Elaphoglossum nervosum

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Species of fern

Elaphoglossum nervosum
Conservation status

Critically Endangered  (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Division: Polypodiophyta
Class: Polypodiopsida
Order: Polypodiales
Suborder: Polypodiineae
Family: Dryopteridaceae
Genus: Elaphoglossum
Species: E. nervosum
Binomial name
Elaphoglossum nervosum
Bory

Elaphoglossum nervosum, the veined tongue-fern, is a herbaceous plant, a member of the Dryopteridaceae family.

Description

It is a fern with short, scaly, black, sterile leaves approximately 12-25 cm long.

Distribution

It is an endemic species to St. Helena.

Taxonomy

It was named by Jean Baptiste Bory de Saint-Vincent,. In: Mon. 50, t. 13. in 1899.

References

  1. ^ "Taxon Details: Elaphoglossum nervosum (Bory) Christ". New York Botanical Garden Elaphoglossum Project. Archived from the original on 2021-07-23. Retrieved 2021-07-23.
  2. "Elaphoglossum nervosum (Bory) Christ | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 2021-07-23.

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Taxon identifiers
Elaphoglossum nervosum


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