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Doodia media

Common Rasp-fern

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General Information

COMMON NAMES: Common Rasp-fern, Hacksaw Fern

GLOBAL DISTRIBUTION: NATIVE e.Australia - e.Polynesia; s. to NZ

COOK ISLANDS STATUS: Native; S.Group only (Rarotonga only, mountains, mid-elevations, uncommon); Land, mountains (+)

KEY FEATURES: An erect fern, with narrow, fronds to 50cm. BASE tufted. FRONDS to 50cm; STALK slender to 20cm, a few brown hairs, and a few low 'spines'. LEAVES (=pinnae) arranged ladder-like, opposite to alternate, lance-like, to 4x1cm, finely toothed; basal ones short-stalked, rest with base fused to midrib. SPROANGIA two broken rows, one each side of leaf-midrib.

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Cook Islands Distribution

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Southern Group: Present    Makatea: -
RR 
MG
AT
MK
MT
AK
PL
TK
MN
++
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-

Northern Group: -
TN 
MH
RK
PK
NS
SW
-
-
-
-
-
-

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Scientific Taxonomy

Doodia media R. Br.
TAXONOMY: PLANTAE; PTERIDOPHYTA (=Pterophyta); Blechnales; BLECHNACEAE

Vouchers & References

Vouchers:
None Recorded.

References:
None recorded.

Data Update History (information):
zTX, zB02, zM04b, zD04b

Web Resources

Citation Information

McCormack, Gerald (2007) Cook Islands Biodiversity Database, Version 2007.2. Cook Islands Natural Heritage Trust, Rarotonga. Online at http://cookislands.bishopmuseum.org. Copy citation to system clipboard
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