Vascular Plants
Australian Plant Name Index (APNI)
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The Australian Plant Name Index (APNI) is a tool for the botanical community that deals with plant names and their usage in the scientific literature, whether as a current name or synonym. APNI does not recommend any particular taxonomy or nomenclature. For a listing of currently accepted scientific names for the Australian vascular flora, please use the Australian Plant Census (APC) link above.
Blechnaceae Newman
Blechnum L.
, legitimate , scientific
Linnaeus, C. (1 May 1753) , Species Plantarum 2 :
1077
[tax. nov.]
Linnaeus, C. (1754) , Genera Plantarum Edn. 5 :
485
[secondary reference]
Labillardière, J.J.H. de (1807) , Novae Hollandiae Plantarum Specimen 2(25-26) :
97
[secondary reference]
Bailey, F.M. (1874) , Handbook to the Ferns of Queensland :
14-15
[secondary reference]
Etymology:
"Said to be derived from blechnon, a Greek name for a fern."
Smith, J. (1875) , Historia Filicum :
209
[secondary reference]
Type:
Blechnum orientale L.
Mueller, F.J.H. von (1882) , Systematic Census of Australian Plants :
138
[secondary reference]
Dixon, W.A. (1906) , The Plants of New South Wales :
287
[secondary reference]
common name:
Hard Ferns
[n/a]
Bailey, F.M. (1913) , Comprehensive Catalogue of Queensland Plants :
642
[secondary reference]
Black, J.M. (1922) , Cyatheaceae - Orchidaceae. Flora of South Australia 1 :
38
[secondary reference]
Etymology:
"Greek blekhnon , the name of a fern."
Black, J.M. (1943) , Flora of South Australia Edn. 2, 1 :
37
[secondary reference]
Etymology:
"Greek blekhnon , the name of a fern."
Tindale, M.D. in Specht, R.L. & Mountford, C.P. (ed.) (1958) , The Pteridophyta of Arnhem Land. Records of the American-Australian Scientific Expedition to Arnhem Land No. 3 Botany and Plant Ecology :
172, 180
[secondary reference]
Beadle, N.C.W., Evans, O.D. & Carolin, R.C. (1962) , Handbook of the Vascular Plants of the Sydney District and Blue Mountains :
76-77
[secondary reference]
Costin, A.B., Gray, M., Totterdell, C.J. & Wimbush, D.J. (1979) , Kosciusko Alpine Flora Edn. 1 :
115
[secondary reference]
Kramer, K.U. in Kubitzki, K. (ed.) (1990) , Blechnaceae. The Families and Genera of Vascular Plants 1 :
63-64, Fig. 23
[secondary reference]
Wilson, Peter G. in Harden, G.J. (ed.) (1990) , Blechnaceae. Flora of New South Wales 1 :
65
[secondary reference]
Brummitt, R.K. (1992) , Vascular Plant Families and Genera :
64
[secondary reference]
taxonomic synonym:
Blechnopsis C.Presl
legitimate
Brummitt, R.K. (1992) , Vascular Plant Families and Genera :
407
[secondary reference]
taxonomic synonym:
Stegania R.Br.
legitimate
Brummitt, R.K. (1992) , Vascular Plant Families and Genera :
404
[secondary reference]
taxonomic synonym:
Spicanta C.Presl
legitimate
Brummitt, R.K. (1992) , Vascular Plant Families and Genera :
314
[secondary reference]
taxonomic synonym:
Parablechnum C.Presl
legitimate
Brummitt, R.K. (1992) , Vascular Plant Families and Genera :
307
[secondary reference]
taxonomic synonym:
Orthogramma C.Presl
legitimate
Brummitt, R.K. (1992) , Vascular Plant Families and Genera :
250
[secondary reference]
taxonomic synonym:
Lomaria Willd.
legitimate
taxonomic synonym:
Lonchitis-aspera Hill ex Farw.
legitimate
Wheeler, J.R. in Wheeler, J.R. (ed.) (1992) , Blechnaceae. Flora of the Kimberley Region :
48
[secondary reference]
Orchard, A.E. (1993) , Blechnaceae. Flora of Australia 50 :
569
[secondary reference]
Entwisle, T.J. in Walsh, N.G. & Entwisle, T.J. (ed.) (1994) , Ferns and Allied Plants. Flora of Victoria Edn. 1, 2 :
104-105
[secondary reference]
Green, P.S. in Wilson, A.J.G. (ed.) (1994) , Norfolk Island & Lord Howe Island. Flora of Australia 49 :
608-609
[secondary reference]
Chambers, T.C. & Farrant, P.A. in McCarthy, P.M. (ed.) (1998) , Blechnaceae. Flora of Australia 48 :
364
[secondary reference]
taxonomic synonym:
Struthiopteris Scop.
legitimate
taxonomic synonym:
Lomaria Willd.
legitimate
taxonomic synonym:
Blechnopsis C.Presl
legitimate
APC Dist.:
WA, NT, SA, Qld (native and naturalised), NSW, LHI, NI, ACT, Vic, Tas, MI
Wilson, Peter G. in Harden, G.J. (ed.) (2000) , Blechnaceae. Flora of New South Wales Revised Edition 1 :
65
[secondary reference]
Chambers, T.C. & Farrant, P.A. (2001) , Revision of Blechnum (Blechnaceae) in Malesia. Blumea 46(2) :
283-290
[secondary reference]
Short, P., Dixon, D. & Osterkamp Madsen, M. (2003) , A review of the ferns and fern allies of the Northern Territory. The Beagle, Records of the Museums and Art Galleries of the Northern Territory 19(3) :
62
[secondary reference]
Smith, A.R., Pryer, K.M., Schuettpelz, E., Korall, P., Schneider, H. & Wolf, P.G. (August 2006) , A classification for extant ferns. Taxon 55(3) :
716
[secondary reference]
Mabberley, D.J. (1 May 2008) , Mabberley's Plant-Book Edn. 3 :
108
[secondary reference]
Christenhusz, M.J.M., Zhang, X.C. & Schneider, H. (2011) , A linear sequence of extant families and genera of lycophytes and ferns. Phytotaxa 19 :
16
[secondary reference]
taxonomic synonym:
Doodia R.Br.
legitimate
Gasper, A.L. de, Dittrich, V.A.O., Smith, A.R. & Salino, A. (2016) , A classification for Blechnaceae (Polypodiales: Polypodiopsida): New genera, resurrected names, and combinations. Phytotaxa 275(3) :
205
[secondary reference]
Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (31 July 2018) , Australian Plant Census :
-
[secondary reference]
taxonomic synonym:
Lomaria Willd.
legitimate
taxonomic synonym:
Doodia R.Br.
legitimate
taxonomic synonym:
Parablechnum C.Presl
legitimate
taxonomic synonym:
Orthogramma C.Presl
legitimate
taxonomic synonym:
Lomaridium C.Presl
legitimate
taxonomic synonym:
Blechnopsis C.Presl
legitimate
taxonomic synonym:
Blechnum sect. Eublechnum Hook. & Baker
nom. inval.
taxonomic synonym:
Blechnum subg. Eublechnum C.Chr.
nom. inval.
taxonomic synonym:
Blechnum subg. Eublechnum Domin
nom. inval.
taxonomic synonym:
Diploblechnum Hayata
legitimate
taxonomic synonym:
Pteridoblechnum Hennipman
legitimate
taxonomic synonym:
Steenisioblechnum Hennipman
legitimate
taxonomic synonym:
Oceaniopteris Gasper & Salino
legitimate
taxonomic synonym:
Cranfillia Gasper & V.A.O.Dittrich
legitimate
taxonomic synonym:
Austroblechnum Gasper & V.A.O.Dittrich
legitimate
pro parte taxonomic synonym:
Struthiopteris Scop.
legitimate
APC Comment:
Doodia is recognised as a distinct taxon in WA and Qld. Circumscription of Blechnum in Qld includes Telmatoblechnum .
APC Dist.:
WA, NT, SA, Qld (native and naturalised), NSW, LHI, NI, ACT, Vic, Tas, MI
Field, A.R. (2 January 2020) , Classification and typification of Australian lycophytes and ferns based on Pteridophyte Phylogeny Group classification PPG I. Australian Systematic Botany 33(1) :
59
[secondary reference]
Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (7 July 2021) , Australian Plant Census :
-
APC
[secondary reference]
taxonomic synonym:
Lomaria Willd.
legitimate
taxonomic synonym:
Doodia R.Br.
legitimate
taxonomic synonym:
Orthogramma C.Presl
legitimate
taxonomic synonym:
Parablechnum C.Presl
legitimate
taxonomic synonym:
Lomaridium C.Presl
legitimate
taxonomic synonym:
Blechnopsis C.Presl
legitimate
taxonomic synonym:
Blechnum sect. Eublechnum Hook. & Baker
nom. inval.
taxonomic synonym:
Blechnum subg. Eublechnum C.Chr.
nom. inval.
taxonomic synonym:
Blechnum subg. Eublechnum Domin
nom. inval.
taxonomic synonym:
Diploblechnum Hayata
legitimate
taxonomic synonym:
Pteridoblechnum Hennipman
legitimate
taxonomic synonym:
Steenisioblechnum Hennipman
legitimate
taxonomic synonym:
Oceaniopteris Gasper & Salino
legitimate
taxonomic synonym:
Cranfillia Gasper & V.A.O.Dittrich
legitimate
taxonomic synonym:
Austroblechnum Gasper & V.A.O.Dittrich
legitimate
pro parte taxonomic synonym:
Struthiopteris Scop.
legitimate
APC Comment:
Doodia is recognised as a distinct taxon in WA and NSW.
APC Dist.:
WA, NT, SA, Qld (native and naturalised), NSW, LHI, NI, ACT, Vic, Tas, MI