Asplenium milnei
Species of fern in the family Aspleniaceae From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Asplenium milnei is a ground fern only found on Lord Howe Island. Commonly seen in lowland areas.[1]
| Asplenium milnei | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Division: | Polypodiophyta |
| Class: | Polypodiopsida |
| Order: | Polypodiales |
| Suborder: | Aspleniineae |
| Family: | Aspleniaceae |
| Genus: | Asplenium |
| Species: | A. milnei |
| Binomial name | |
| Asplenium milnei | |
| Synonyms | |
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Asplenium lucidum G.Forst. | |
Taxonomy
A global phylogeny of Asplenium published in 2020 divided the genus into eleven clades,[2] which were given informal names pending further taxonomic study. A. milnei belongs to the "Neottopteris clade",[3] members of which generally have somewhat leathery leaf tissue. It forms a clade with A. pteridoides and A. surrogatum, two other Lord Howe Island endemics, suggesting that all three species diverged after a single colonization of the island by their ancestor.[4] This clade is sister to a large group of Pacific Ocean spleenworts.[3]
References
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