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Rhizome with brown scales; lamina 1-pinnatifid or 1-pinnate. Fronds strongly dimorphic with fertile and sterile fronds; the fertile overtopping the sterile. Veins free in sterile fronds. Sori extending ± the full length of the fertile pinnae, linear; indusium linear.

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Blechnum lherminieri (Bory) C. Chr.:
Costa Rica (Mesoamerica)
Ecuador (South America)
El Salvador (Mesoamerica)
Honduras (Mesoamerica)
Mexico (Mesoamerica)
Nicaragua (Mesoamerica)
Panama (Mesoamerica)
Venezuela (South America)
Colombia (South America)
Caribbean (Caribbean)

Hokche, O., P. E. Berry & O. Huber. 2008. Nuev. Cat. Fl. Vas. Venezuela 1–860. Fundación Instituto Botánico de Venezuela, Caracas, Venezuela. http://www.tropicos.org/Reference/1033110
Rojas Alvarado, A. F. 2008. Notes in Blechnum lherminieri complex (Blechnaceae) from the Neotropics. 3(Supl. 1): 8–29. In Mét. Ecol. Sist. CIBRC, San José. http://www.tropicos.org/Reference/100000007

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Blechnum L.:
Argentina (South America)
Australia (Oceania)
Belize (Mesoamerica)
Bolivia (South America)
Brazil (South America)
Colombia (South America)
Costa Rica (Mesoamerica)
Ecuador (South America)
El Salvador (Mesoamerica)
French Guiana (South America)
Guatemala (Mesoamerica)
Guyana (South America)
Honduras (Mesoamerica)
Mexico (Mesoamerica)
Nicaragua (Mesoamerica)
Panama (Mesoamerica)
Peru (South America)
Malaysia (Asia)
Paraguay (South America)
Suriname (South America)
Uruguay (South America)
United States (North America)
Venezuela (South America)
Caribbean (Caribbean)

Forzza, R. C. & et al. 2010. 2010 Lista de espécies Flora do Brasil. http://floradobrasil.jbrj.gov.br/2010/. http://www.tropicos.org/Reference/100002289
Molina Rosito, A. 1975. Enumeración de las plantas de Honduras. Ceiba 19(1): 1–118. http://www.tropicos.org/Reference/866
Mickel, J. T. & A. R. Smith. 2004. The Pteridophytes of Mexico. Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 88: 1–1054. http://www.tropicos.org/Reference/1025841
Rojas Alvarado, A. F. & J. Trusty. 2004. Diversidad pteridofitica de la Isla del Coco, Costa Rica. Brenesia 62: 1–14. http://www.tropicos.org/Reference/1031725
Nelson, C. H. 2008. Cat. Pl. Vasc. Honduras 1–1576. http://www.tropicos.org/Reference/100000091
Davidse, G., M. Sousa Sánchez & S. Knapp. (eds.) 1995. Psilotaceae a Salviniaceae. Fl. Mesoamer. 1: i–xxi, 1–470. http://www.tropicos.org/Reference/47044

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Lomaria lherminieri Bory:
Ecuador (South America)
Caribbean (Caribbean)

SPECIMEN BASED RECORD. Published protolog data. http://www.tropicos.org/Reference/9990002
Sodiro, L. 1893. Crypt. Vasc. Quit. 1–656. Typis Universitatis, Quito. http://www.tropicos.org/Reference/1000624

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Lomaria ghiesbreghtii Baker:
Mexico (Mesoamerica)

SPECIMEN BASED RECORD. Published protolog data. http://www.tropicos.org/Reference/9990002

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Blechnum maxonii (Broadh.) C. Chr.:
Brazil (South America)
Guyana (South America)
Colombia (South America)
Costa Rica (Mesoamerica)
El Salvador (Mesoamerica)
Panama (Mesoamerica)
Venezuela (South America)
Ecuador (South America)
Mexico (Mesoamerica)

Rojas Alvarado, A. F. 2008. Notes in Blechnum lherminieri complex (Blechnaceae) from the Neotropics. 3(Supl. 1): 8–29. In Mét. Ecol. Sist. CIBRC, San José. http://www.tropicos.org/Reference/100000007

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Struthiopteris maxonii Broadh.:
Panama (Mesoamerica)

SPECIMEN BASED RECORD. Published protolog data. http://www.tropicos.org/Reference/9990002

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Lomaria stolonifera Mett. ex E. Fourn.:
Mexico (Mesoamerica)

SPECIMEN BASED RECORD. Published protolog data. http://www.tropicos.org/Reference/9990002

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Blechnum lehmannii Hieron.:
Bolivia (South America)
Brazil (South America)
Colombia (South America)
Costa Rica (Mesoamerica)
Ecuador (South America)
El Salvador (Mesoamerica)
Guatemala (Mesoamerica)
Guyana (South America)
Honduras (Mesoamerica)
Mexico (Mesoamerica)
Nicaragua (Mesoamerica)
Panama (Mesoamerica)
Peru (South America)
Venezuela (South America)
Caribbean (Caribbean)

Forzza, R. C. & et al. 2010. 2010 Lista de espécies Flora do Brasil. http://floradobrasil.jbrj.gov.br/2010/. http://www.tropicos.org/Reference/100002289
SPECIMEN BASED RECORD. Published protolog data. http://www.tropicos.org/Reference/9990002
Lawesson, J. E., H. Adsersen & P. Bentley. 1987. An updated and annotated check list of the vascular plants of the Galapagos Islands. Rep. Bot. Inst. Univ. Aarhus 16: 1–74. http://www.tropicos.org/Reference/43197
Porter, D. M. 1983. Vascular plants of the Galapagos: Origins and dispersal. 33–54. In M. B. R. I. Bowman & A. E. Leviton Patt. Evol. Galapagos Org. Pacific Division, AAAS, San Francisco. http://www.tropicos.org/Reference/43214
Steyermark, J. 1995. Flora of the Venezuelan Guayana Project. http://www.tropicos.org/Reference/158
Molina Rosito, A. 1975. Enumeración de las plantas de Honduras. Ceiba 19(1): 1–118. http://www.tropicos.org/Reference/866
Funk, V. A., P. E. Berry, S. Alexander, T. H. Hollowell & C. L. Kelloff. 2007. Checklist of the Plants of the Guiana Shield (Venezuela: Amazonas, Bolivar, Delta Amacuro; Guyana, Surinam, French Guiana). Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 55: 1–584. http://www.tropicos.org/Reference/1033072
Mickel, J. T. & A. R. Smith. 2004. The Pteridophytes of Mexico. Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 88: 1–1054. http://www.tropicos.org/Reference/1025841
Smith, A. R. 1981. Pteridophytes. 2: 1–370. In D. E. Breedlove Fl. Chiapas. California Academy of Sciences, San Francisco. http://www.tropicos.org/Reference/6014
Jørgensen, P. M. & S. León-Yánez. (eds.) 1999. Catalogue of the vascular plants of Ecuador. Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 75: i–viii, 1–1181. http://www.tropicos.org/Reference/42250
Breedlove, D. E. 1986. Flora de Chiapas. Listados Floríst. México 4: i–v, 1–246. http://www.tropicos.org/Reference/513
Wiggins, I. L. & D. M. Porter. 1971. Fl. Galápagos Isl. i–xx, 1–998. Stanford University Press, Stanford. http://www.tropicos.org/Reference/73
Stolze, R. G. 1981. Ferns and fern allies of Guatemala. Part II. Polypodiaceae. Fieldiana, Bot., n.s. 6: 1–522. http://www.tropicos.org/Reference/6644
Daniel, H. 1941. Los géneros Dryopteris, Blechnum y Asplenium en algunas colecciones colombianas. Caldasia 1(3): 33–40. http://www.tropicos.org/Reference/26792
Tryon, R. M. & R. G. Stolze. 1993. Pteridophyta of Peru---Part V. 18. Aspleniaceae--21. Polypodiaceae. Fieldiana, Bot., n.s. 32: 1–190. http://www.tropicos.org/Reference/44503
Rojas Alvarado, A. F. 2008. Notes in Blechnum lherminieri complex (Blechnaceae) from the Neotropics. 3(Supl. 1): 8–29. In Mét. Ecol. Sist. CIBRC, San José. http://www.tropicos.org/Reference/100000007

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Blechnum microlomaria L.D. Gómez:
Costa Rica (Mesoamerica)

SPECIMEN BASED RECORD. Published protolog data. http://www.tropicos.org/Reference/9990002
Gómez, L. D. & J. Gómez-Laurito. 1982. Plantae mesoamericanae novae. V. Phytologia 51(7): 474–478. http://www.tropicos.org/Reference/7692

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Isotype for Blechnum lehmannii Hieron.
Collection: Smithsonian Institution, National Museum of Natural History, Department of Botany
Verification Degree: Original publication and alleged type specimen examined
Preparation: Pressed specimen
Collector(s): F. C. Lehmann
Year Collected: 1899
Locality: Rio Timbiqui., Colombia, South America
Elevation (m): 100 to 500

Isotype: Hieronymus, G. H. 1904. Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 34: 473.

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Depth range based on 2 specimens in 1 taxon.

Environmental ranges
Depth range (m): 0.5 - 0.5

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Associations

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Foodplant / internal feeder
larva of Heptamelus ochroleucus feeds within stem of Blechnum
Other: major host/prey

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Blechnum nudum

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Blechnum nudum is known as the fishbone water fern. It is an abundant fern growing up to a metre tall in eastern Australia. Seen in rainforest and eucalyptus forest. Often in colonies by creek banks.

References

Plant Net http://plantnet.rbgsyd.nsw.gov.au/cgi-bin/NSWfl.pl?page=nswfl&lvl=sp&name=Blechnum~nudum retrieved 8 September 2009

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Lomaria

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Lomaria is a genus of ferns belonging to the family Polypodiaceae. Lomaria spicant or Hard Fern is a common example of this genus.

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