Parablechnum proliferum

Parablechnum proliferum
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Division: Polypodiophyta
Class: Polypodiopsida
Order: Polypodiales
Suborder: Aspleniineae
Family: Blechnaceae
Genus: Parablechnum
Species:
P. proliferum
Binomial name
Parablechnum proliferum
(Rosenst.) Gasper & Salino
Synonyms
  • Blechnum proliferum Rosenst.
  • Blechnum tenuifolium Rosenst.
  • Blechnum viviparum (Broadh.) C.Chr.
  • Struthiopteris vivipara Broadh.

Parablechnum proliferum is a fern in the family Blechnaceae, native to Central America and locally in northern South America, formerly treated in the genus Blechnum but now transferred to Parablechnum.[1][2] The pinnate fronds are red when young, turning dark green with maturity, and each frond has a plantlet at its tip which can grow into a complete plant if it contacts the soil.[3]

References

  1. ^ "Blechnum proliferum Rosenst". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 2025-07-08.
  2. ^ Gasper, André Luís De; Dittrich, Vinícius Antonio De Oliveira; Smith, Alan Reid & Salino, Alexandre (2016-09-21), "A classification for Blechnaceae (Polypodiales: Polypodiopsida): New genera, resurrected names, and combinations", Phytotaxa, 275 (3): 217, doi:10.11646/phytotaxa.275.3.1, ISSN 1179-3163, retrieved 2025-07-08
  3. ^ Zuchowski, Willow (2007). Tropical Plants of Costa Rica. Ithaca, N.Y.: Cornell Univ. Press. p. 443. ISBN 978-0-8014-4588-0.