Diplazium bostockii

Athyriaceae

Diplazium bostockii D.L.Jones

Link to Australian Plant Name Index for publication details and synonyms: https://id.biodiversity.org.au/name/apni/178035

Rhizome not seen. Fronds arcuate. Stipe 40–60 cm long, black at the base, deeply 3-grooved. Lamina 4-pinnate, triangular, 60–80 cm long, 40–60 cm wide, firm, dark green. Pinnules oblong, 4–12 mm long, 3–5 mm wide, falcate; base broadly attached to the axis; margins nearly entire or lobed one-third of way to costule; lower margin not decurrent; apex caudate. Sori 1–1.5 mm long, 2–6 per pinnule, mostly single; indusium pale brown, not fragile. 

Known from a single collection on the Atherton Tablelands, NE QLD.

Terrestrial in rainforest at about 700 m (see note on distribution).

Known only from the type collection. The status of this species is poorly understood. Named after Queensland Herbarium botanist Peter Bostock who collected the type.