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Pneumatopteris truncata

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Pneumatopteris truncata
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Division: Polypodiophyta
Class: Polypodiopsida
Order: Polypodiales
Suborder: Aspleniineae
Family: Thelypteridaceae
Genus: Pneumatopteris
Species:
P. truncata
Binomial name
Pneumatopteris truncata
Synonyms
  • Polypodium truncatum Poir.
  • Polystichum truncatum (Poir.) Gaudich.
  • Nephrodium truncatum (Poir.) C.Presl
  • Dryopteris truncata (Poir.) Kuntze
  • Pneumatopteris truncata var. truncata

Pneumatopteris truncata, also known as the Christmas Island fern, is a species of terrestrial fern in the Thelypteridaceae family.

Description

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The species grows as a large upright fern with 80–120 cm long fronds.[1]

Distribution and habitat

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The species is found in various sites in Asia, including India, southern China and Indochina. It also occurs on Christmas Island, an Australian territory in the eastern Indian Ocean, where it inhabits permanently moist sites in deep shade. The extremely small Christmas Island population has been listed as Critically Endangered under Australia's EPBC Act.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Pneumatopteris truncata (Christmas Island Fern)". Threatened Species and Ecological Communities. Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment, Australia. 2021. Retrieved 26 October 2021.