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Parablechnum proliferum

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Species of fern

Parablechnum proliferum
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Division: Polypodiophyta
Class: Polypodiopsida
Order: Polypodiales
Suborder: Aspleniineae
Family: Blechnaceae
Genus: Parablechnum
Species: P. proliferum
Binomial name
Parablechnum proliferum
(Rosenst.) Gasper & Salino
Synonyms
  • Blechnum proliferum Rosenst.
  • Blechnum tenuifolium Rosenst.
  • Blechnum viviparum (Broadh.) C.Chr.
  • Struthiopteris vivipara Broadh.

Parablechnum proliferum is a fern in the family Blechnaceae and native to Central America. The pinnate fronds , when young, are entirely red in color (turning dark green with age) and each frond has a plantlet at its tip which can grow into a complete plant if it contacts the soil.

References

  1. Zuchowski, Willow (2007). Tropical Plants of Costa Rica. Ithaca, N.Y.: Cornell Univ. Press. p. 443. ISBN 978-0-8014-4588-0.
Taxon identifiers
Parablechnum proliferum
Blechnum proliferum
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