Diplazium dameriae

Athyriaceae

Diplazium dameriae Pic.Serm.

Link to Australian Plant Name Index for publication details and synonyms: https://id.biodiversity.org.au/name/apni/119227

Rhizome erect, forming a short trunk, scaly at the apex; scales black to brown, with shortly toothed margins. Fronds erect in a spreading tussock, dimorphic. Stipe 15–40 cm long, black and scaly at the base. Lamina 1-pinnate, 20–60 cm long, 8–10 cm wide, bright green; rachis with septate hairs; apical segment pinnatifid, dissimilar to the lateral segments, often proliferous towards the apex. Pinnae oblong-lanceolate, 8–14 cm long, 15–28 mm wide; margins lobed one-third of the way to the costa; apex attenuate; veins free, in pinnate groups of 3 or 4. Sori extending along the length of a veinlet; indusium brown with entire or uneven margins.

Occurs in NE QLD between Daintree and Rockingham Bay. Also in Malesia, Melanesia and Polynesia.

Terrestrial in rainforest, often near streams.