Family: Dicksoniaceae
Dicksonia antarctica
Citation:
Labill., Nov. Holl. Pl. Sp. 2:100; t. 249 (1807).
Synonymy: Not Applicable Common name: Tree fern, soft tree-fern.
Description:
Arborescent fern with fronds twice to thrice pinnate; pinnules coriaceous; sori marginal, c. 1 mm diam.
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Image source: fig. 26 in Jessop J.P. & Toelken H.R. (Ed.) 1986. Flora of South Australia (4th edn).
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| Dicksonia antarctica
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Image source: fig. 26 in Jessop J.P. & Toelken H.R. (Ed.) 1986. Flora of South Australia (4th edn).
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Published illustration:
Cochrane et al. (1980) Flowers and plants of Victoria and Tasmania, fig. 441.
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Distribution:
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Whether or not this species ever occurred naturally in S.Aust. is still debatable; old records suggest that it did occur in a few scattered locations in the SL and SE regions; plants were probably removed to grow in gardens.
S.Aust.: SL, SE. Qld; N.S.W.; Vic.; Tas.
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Conservation status:
native
Flowering time: No flowering time is available |
SA Distribution Map based
on current data relating to
specimens held in the
State Herbarium of South Australia
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Biology:
No text
Author:
Not yet available
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