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Blechnum gibbum

(Labill.) Mett. (1861)

This name is accepted

Kingdom: Viridiplantae Phylum: Pteridophyta Class/Clade: Polypodiopsida Order: Polypodiales Family: Blechnaceae Genus: Blechnum

dwarf tree fern

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Description

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Uses and Culture

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Natural History

Statewide Status

Only found in cultivation

Island Status

Kaua'i Only found in cultivation
O'ahu Only found in cultivation

Dispersal Agents

Wind

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Bibliography

Name Published In: Ann. Sci. Nat., Bot., sér. 4, 15: 68 (1861)

Occurrences

SNo. Scientific Name Locality Habitat Basis of Record Description Recorded By Record Number Island Source Date
1 Blechnum gibbum Kokee State Park. Sloggett Road at State Enforcement Cabin In full sun overgrown with kikuyu grass. Preserved_Specimen On trunk of 6 inches. Entire plant yellowish green. Flynn, T.W. 2730 Kauai BISH 1988-01-28
2 Blechnum gibbum Kokee State Park. Sloggett Road at State Enforcement Cabin In full sun overgrown with kikuyu grass. Preserved_Specimen On trunk of 6 inches. Entire plant yellowish green. Flynn, T.W. 2730 Kauai BISH 1988-01-28
3 Blechnum gibbum Manoa Valley, Lyon Arboretum. Growing in Fern Valley (Map B-5) Preserved_Specimen Caudex 1.5 ft tall. Wilson, K.A. 1683 Oahu BISH 1989-07-14
4 Blechnum gibbum Koloa District. National Tropical Botanical in Lawai Valley, McBryde Garden, Biodiversity Trail, west side of Lawai Stream. Cultivated. Preserved_Specimen Terrestrial, 20-30 cm tall, rhizome erect, 6-7 cm diam., with a few basal suckers; leaves clustered distally, 12-15, medium green, erect spreading, upper fronds fertile, Lorence, D.H. 10674 Kauai BISH 2017-01-28
5 Blechnum gibbum Honolulu, Foster Gardens Preserved_Specimen No spores found on any fronds of this plant. Potter, C. Oahu BISH 1961-03-23
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