Lomariocycas palmiformis

Lomariocycas palmiformis
	Fernbush community on Nightingale Island dominated by Lomariocycas palmiformis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Division:	Polypodiophyta
Class:	Polypodiopsida
Order:	Polypodiales
Suborder:	Aspleniineae
Family:	Blechnaceae
Genus:	Lomariocycas
Species:	L. palmiformis
Binomial name
	Lomariocycas palmiformis; (Thouars) Gasper & A.R.Sm.
Synonyms
	Blechnum palmiforme (Thouars) C.Chr. ; Lomaria robusta Carmich. ; Pteris palmiformis Thouars ; Lomaria palmiformis (Thouars) Desv. ;

Lomariocycas palmiformis, synonym Blechnum palmiforme, is a species of fern in the family Blechnaceae. It is endemic to the Tristan da Cunha group of islands.^[1] The species is a tree fern that can grow to 2 m in some sheltered areas.^[2] It resembles the form of a palm tree, but is not part of Arecaceae, the palm family.

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^ Roux, J. P.; Ryan, P. G.; Milton, S. J.; Moloney, C. L. (15 December 1992). "Vegetation and checklist of Inaccessible Island, central South Atlantic Ocean, with notes on Nightingale Island". Bothalia. 22 (1): 93–109. doi:10.4102/abc.v22i1.828.

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[2] Roux, J. P.; Ryan, P. G.; Milton, S. J.; Moloney, C. L. (15 December 1992). "Vegetation and checklist of Inaccessible Island, central South Atlantic Ocean, with notes on Nightingale Island". Bothalia. 22 (1): 93–109. doi:10.4102/abc.v22i1.828.

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