Lastreopsis poecilophlebia

Dryopteridaceae

Lastreopsis poecilophlebia (Hook.) Labiak, Sundue & R.C.Moran

Link to Australian Plant Name Index for publication details and synonyms: https://id.biodiversity.org.au/name/apni/3679723

Rhizome long-creeping, wiry. Rhizome scales ovate, 1–1.5 mm long, thin, brown, glossy; margins toothed; apices acuminate. Fronds 35–95 cm long. Stipe 20–35 cm long, scaly, densely pubescent. Lamina 15–60 cm long, with 1–6 pairs of lateral pinnae and a similar apical one. Pinnae narrowly ovate to oblong, 12–23 cm long, 2–4.5 cm wide, dark green above, paler beneath; base cuneate; margins thickened, crenate to dentate in the distal half or along the length of the pinna; apex acuminate; veins anastomosing.

Endemic to NE QLD between Iron Range and Seaforth.

A common terrestrial fern in a wide variety of lowland and montane rainforests including continental islands.

This species was first collected by naturalist John MacGillivray on Dunk Island during the voyage of H.M.S. Rattlesnake.

Readily grown in a container of free draining mix or in a shaded part of the garden or tropical fernery.

Similar to Pronephrium asperum.