Elaphoglossum nervosum

Elaphoglossum nervosum
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. nervosum
Binomial name
Elaphoglossum nervosum
Synonyms[1]
  • Aconiopteris nervosa (Bory) J.Sm.
  • Aconiopteris subdiaphana (Hook. & Grev.) C.Presl
  • Acrostichum nervosum Bory
  • Acrostichum subdiaphanum Hook. & Grev.
  • Olfersia nervosa (Bory) T.Moore
  • Olfersia subdiaphana (Hook. & Grev.) T.Moore

Elaphoglossum nervosum, the veined tongue-fern, is a species of herbaceous epiphytic plant in the Dryopteridaceae family.[2]

Description

It is a fern with short, scaly, black, sterile leaves approximately 12-25 cm long.[2]

Distribution

The species is endemic to Saint Helena.

Taxonomy

It was first described as Acrostichum nervosum by Jean Baptiste Bory de Saint-Vincent in 1829. In 1899 Konrad Hermann Heinrich Christ placed the species in genus Elaphoglossum as E. nervosum.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 "Elaphoglossum nervosum (Bory) Christ | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 8 June 2026.
  2. 1 2 "Taxon Details: Elaphoglossum nervosum (Bory) Christ". New York Botanical Garden Elaphoglossum Project. Archived from the original on 2021-07-23. Retrieved 2021-07-23.
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