Elaphoglossum dimorphum

Elaphoglossum dimorphum
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Embryophytes
Clade: Tracheophytes
Division: Polypodiophyta
Class: Polypodiopsida
Order: Polypodiales
Suborder: Polypodiineae
Family: Dryopteridaceae
Genus: Elaphoglossum
Species:
E. dimorphum
Binomial name
Elaphoglossum dimorphum
Synonyms[1]
  • Acrostichum dimorphum Hook. & Grev.
  • Anogramma paradoxa Fée
  • Microstaphyla dimorphum (Hook. & Grev.) J.Sm.
  • Olfersia dimorpha (Hook. & Grev.) C.Presl

Elaphoglossum dimorphum, the toothed tongue-fern, is a species of herbaceous epiphytic fern in the Dryopteridaceae family.

Distribution

The species is endemic to Saint Helena.[1]

Taxonomy

It was first described as Acrostichum dimorphum by Joseph Dalton Hooker and Robert Kaye Greville in 1829. In 1857 Thomas Moore placed the species in genus Elaphoglossum as E. dimorphum.[1][2]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Elaphoglossum dimorphum (Hook. & Grev.) T.Moore | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 8 June 2026.
  2. ↑ "Elaphoglossum dimorphum (Hook. & Grev.) Moore". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 2021-07-23.
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