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NZ Plants
Diplazium australe
Family: Athyriaceae
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Plant
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Frond
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Frond stalk (stipe)
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Stipe scale
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Frond upper surface, midrib (rachis) and leaflets
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Midrib with leaflets, upper surface
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Midrib with leaflets, upper surface
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Young leaflets lower surface with scales
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Young midrib with hairs
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Young leaflets upper surface, scales and hairs
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Fertile leaflets lower surface, young sori
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Mature sori with indusium covering shrinking to expose sporangia
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Diplazium australe is a terrestrial fern forming short woody trunks with erect dark green, delicate fronds. The arrangement of sori resembles that of Deparia but fronds of Diplazium are more divided, larger and lack hairs when mature.
Found in lowland forest throughout New Zealand.
Vegetative characteristics |
Fertile frond and sporangia |
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Plant form: short, woody trunk with fronds up to 1.2 m long |
Frond appearance: similar to sterile frond |
Frond stalk, midrib: scales at base of stalk |
Sporangium location: lower frond surface |
Frond shape: broadly oval |
Sporangium position: along 1-2 sides of a leaflet vein |
Frond blade: 3-pinnate (divided 3x into leaflets or pinnae) |
Sporangia distribution: in groups (sori) |
Frond surface: hairs |
Sorus shape: elongate |
Leaflets: oblong, round-ended with lobed or toothed margins |
Sorus covering: elongated, free edge toothed to deeply lobed |
