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Grammitis diminuta
Grammitis diminuta is a fern in the Polypodiaceae family. The specific epithet comes from Latin diminutio (to decrease or diminish), with reference to the tapered frond base.
From the article Grammitis diminuta on Wikipedia (CC BY-SA), quoted section by section
Description
The plant is an epiphytic fern. It has a stout, erect rhizome with light brown, lanceolate scales. Its simple fronds combine a short stipe with a narrowly elliptic lamina 3–15 cm long and 0.4–0.8 cm wide.
Range & habitat
The fern is endemic to Australia’s subtropical Lord Howe Island in the Tasman Sea; it is confined to the cloud forest on the upper slopes and summits of Mounts Lidgbird and Gower.
== References ==
Wikipedia: “Distribution and habitat”
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 137584.