Blechnum howeanum
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Family Blechnaceae
Taxonomy: Blechnum howeanum T.C.Chambers & P.A.Farrant
Synonyms: 3 (APC 2026-07-30)
- Blechnum sp. aff. capense (taxonomic synonym)
- Blechnum sp. aff. wattsii (taxonomic synonym)
- Parablechnum howeanum (T.C.Chambers & P.A.Farrant) Gasper & Salino (nomenclatural synonym)
Misapplied names: 2 (APC 2026-07-30)
- Blechnum capense (L.) Schltdl. (misapplied)
- Lomaria capensis (L.) Willd. (pro parte misapplied)
Distribution (APC): LHI
Profiles: APC, Flora of Australia, ALA, iNaturalist, ATRP
Traits
Top source datasets: NHNSW_2022 (3), NHNSW_2023 (12), Wenk_2022 (2), Wenk_2023 (1). See below for a full list of sources.
Summary: AusTraits contains 12 traits from 18 records in 4 datasets.
Traits by category (click to expand). For categorical traits, the values are listed. For numerical traits, the mean and range are shown.
leaf morphology
- leaf_length (numerical): 350 mm (150-700 mm) [sources: NHNSW_2023]
- leaf_width (numerical): 22.5 mm (20-25 mm) [sources: NHNSW_2023]
- leaf_shape (categorical): deltate (1); lanceolate (1); linear (1); narrowly_lanceolate (1); strap-shaped (1) [sources: NHNSW_2023]
- leaf_base_shape (categorical): auriculate (1); hastate (1) [sources: NHNSW_2023]
- leaf_margin (categorical): toothed_crenate (1); toothed_serrate (1) [sources: NHNSW_2023]
- leaf_compoundness (categorical): compound (1) [sources: NHNSW_2023]
- plant_photosynthetic_organ (categorical): leaf (1) [sources: NHNSW_2023]
life history
- plant_growth_form (categorical): fern (2) [sources: NHNSW_2022; Wenk_2022]
- life_history (categorical): perennial (1) [sources: Wenk_2023]
- plant_growth_substrate (categorical): terrestrial (1) [sources: NHNSW_2022]
- woodiness_detailed (categorical): herbaceous (2) [sources: NHNSW_2022; Wenk_2022]
- storage_organ (categorical): rhizome (1) [sources: NHNSW_2023]
Sources
| dataset_id | n_traits | n_records | reference |
|---|---|---|---|
| NHNSW_2023 | 8 | 12 | N. H. of New South Wales. The Plant Information Network System of The Royal Botanic Gardens and Domain Trust Version 2.0.. accessed on 6 May, 2022.. 2023. url: https://plantnet.rbgsyd.nsw.gov.au/. |
| NHNSW_2022 | 3 | 3 | N. H. of New South Wales. The Plant Information Network System of The Royal Botanic Gardens and Domain Trust Version 2.0.. accessed on 6 May, 2022.. 2022. url: https://plantnet.rbgsyd.nsw.gov.au/. |
| Wenk_2022 | 2 | 2 | E. Wenk. “Unpublished data: Australian plant growth forms dataset”. 2022. |
| Wenk_2023 | 1 | 1 | E. Wenk. “Unpublished data: Australian plant life history dataset, University of New South Wales, Sydney”. 2023. |