Shining Spleenwort (Asplenium oblongifolium)
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Pteridophyta
Class: Pteridopsida
Order: Polypodiales
Family: Aspleniaceae
Genus: Asplenium
Species: Asplenium
Scientific name::Asplenium oblongifolium,
Common name: Shining Spleenwort, Paretao, Huruhuru, Paranako
Asplenium oblongifolium is a relatively small fern. It has glossy dark green fronds which can reach about a 1.5 m in length when growng in optimum conditions in open but shaded parts of the forest. In some environments it can be a dominant and quite conspicuous plant in the forest understory. It is endemic to New Zealand and the Kermadec Islands. It can be found growing on the ground and also in trees.
The top surface of a frond
The under surface of a frond
The sori on the undersideof a ferile frond. The pinnae are in a herringbone configuration and they do not reach the margins.
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