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Blechnum L.

This genus name was first published in Sp. Pl. 2: 1077. 1753 [1 May 1753] ; et in Genera Plantarum ed. 5 (1754) 485.   Link to external nomenclature reference

At the time of this classification snapshot, this genus name was accepted by WFO (placed as the accepted name of a taxon). Its description and other taxonomic data can be found on World Flora Online, id: wfo-4000004744.

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Synonyms of Blechnum

Name Author Protologue Nomenclator WFO link
Spicanta ghiesbreghtii Kuntze Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 821 (1891) Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0000163562
Lomaria stolonifera Fourn. Mexic. Pl. 1: 113 (1872) Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0001112819
Lomaria ghiesbreghtii Baker – Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0001113407
Struthiopteris stolonifera Broadh. Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 39: 277 (1912) Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0001113409
Austroblechnum stoloniferum (E.Fourn.) Gasper & V.A.O.Dittrich Phytotaxa 275(3): 203. 2016 [21 Sep 2016] [epublished] Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0001346698
Blechnidium Moore Brit. Ferns Nat. Pr. [Moore] octavo ed., 2: 210. 1860 Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-4000004741
Blechnopsis C.Presl Epimel. Bot. 115. 1851 [Oct 1851] Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-4000004742
Blechnopteris Trevis. Atti Ist. Veneto 2(2): 166. 1851 Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-4000004743
Brainea J.Sm. Cat. Ferns Kew 5. 1856 Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-4000005310
Diploblechnum Hayata Bot. Mag. (Tokyo) 41: 702. 1927 [1928?] Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-4000011953
Distaxia C.Presl Epimel. Bot. 110. 1851 [Oct 1851] Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-4000012208
Doodia R.Br. Prodr. Fl. Nov. Holland. 151. 1810 [27 Mar 1810] Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-4000012425
Homophyllum Merino Contrib. Fl. Galic. Suppl. 1: 7-8. 1898 Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-4000018203
Lomaria Willd. Mag. Neuesten Entdeck. Gesammten Naturk. Ges. Naturf. Freunde Berlin 3: 160. 1809 Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-4000022108
Lomaridium C.Presl Epimel. Bot. 154. 1851 [Oct 1851] Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-4000022115
Lomariobotrys Fée Mém. Foug., 5. Gen. Filic. 45. 1852 [1850-1852] Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-4000022117
Lonchitis-aspera Hill ex Farw. American Midland Naturalist 12 1931 [Mar 1931] Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-4000022153
Mesothema C.Presl Epimel. Bot. 111. 1851 [Oct 1851] Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-4000023874
Orthogramma C.Presl Epimel. Bot. 121. 1851 [Oct 1851] Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-4000027269
Parablechnum C.Presl Epimel. Bot. 109. 1851 [Oct 1851] Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-4000027970
Pteridoblechnum Hennipman Blumea 13(2): 397. 1966 [16 Feb 1966] Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-4000031877
Sadleria Kaulf. Enum. Filic. 161. 1824 [8 Apr-28 May 1824] Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-4000033764
Spicanta C.Presl Epimel. Bot. 114. 1851 [Oct 1851] ; O. Ktze. Rev. Gen. Pl. 2. 820. 1891 Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-4000036075
Spicantopsis Nakai Bot. Mag. (Tokyo) 47(555): 180. 1933 [20 Mar 1933] Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-4000036077
Steenisioblechnum Hennipman Blumea 30(1): 17. 1984 Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-4000036334
Stegania R.Br. Prodr. Fl. Nov. Holland. 152. 1810 [27 Mar 1810] Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-4000036347
Struthiopteris Scop. Meth. Pl. (Scopoli) 25. 1754 Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-4000036948
Austroblechnum Gasper & V.A.O.Dittrich Phytotaxa 275(3): 202. 2016 [21 Sep 2016] [epublished] Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-4000043328
Bowringia – – — wfo-4000043329
Cleistoblechnum Gasper & Salino Phytotaxa 275(3): 207. 2016 [21 Sep 2016] [epublished] Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-4000043336
Cranfillia Gasper & V.A.O.Dittrich Phytotaxa 275(3): 207. 2016 [21 Sep 2016] [epublished] Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-4000043340
Icarus Gasper & Salino Phytotaxa 275(3): 209. 2016 [21 Sep 2016] [epublished] Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-4000043372
Lomariocycas (J.Sm.) Gasper & V.A.O.Dittrich Phytotaxa 275(3): 212. 2016 [21 Sep 2016] [epublished] Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-4000043375
Neoblechnum Gasper & V.A.O.Dittrich Phytotaxa 275(3): 214. 2016 [21 Sep 2016] [epublished] Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-4000043389
Oceaniopteris Gasper & Salino Phytotaxa 275(3): 214. 2016 [21 Sep 2016] [epublished] Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-4000043394

Species in Blechnum ( ${pageIsLoading?'loading':'showing'} species ${currentlyShowingRangeFirst} to ${currentlyShowingRangeLast} of ${ totalPartsCount })

Name Author Protologue Nomenclator WFO link

Unplaced Names

These names are not yet placed in the taxonomy, but may be associated with Blechnum:

Name Author Protologue Nomenclator WFO link
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Blechnum acrodontum C.Chr. Index Filic. 150. 1905 Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0000154990
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Blechnum aequabile T.C.Chambers Telopea 22: 46. 2019 Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-1000020655
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Blechnum aggregatum Tindale Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 85 1961 Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0000155011
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Blechnum ambiguum Kaulf. Tent. Pterid. 103. 1836 Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0001265540
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Blechnum areolare (Harr.) Copel. Polyp. Phil. 90. 1905 Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0000163108
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Blechnum aureosquamum A.Rojas – — wfo-0001277689
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Blechnum auriculatum f. parvulum (Phil.) C.Chr. & Skottsb. – Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0001323685
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Blechnum australe f. trilobum (C.Presl) Rosenst. – Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0001323712
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Blechnum australe var. trilobum (C.Presl) Hieron. – Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0001391965
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Blechnum blumei T.Moore Index Fil. : 193 (1860) Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0000163115
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Blechnum capense subsp. capense – – Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0001360012
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Blechnum capense subsp. eucapense Domin Biblioth. Bot. 89(4) 1913 [Sep 1927] Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0001360013
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Blechnum capense subsp. laevigatum (Cav.) Domin Biblioth. Bot. 89(4) 1913 [Sep 1927] Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0001360014
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Blechnum capense var. acuminatum (C.Presl) Domin Biblioth. Bot. 89(4) 1913 [Sep 1927] Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0001380165
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Blechnum capense var. capense – – Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0001380167
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Blechnum capense var. gregsonii Watts Journal and Proceedings of the Royal Society of New South Wales 49 (3) 1915 [19 Aug 1915] Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0001398272
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Blechnum capense var. minus (R.Br.) Domin Biblioth. Bot. 89(4) 1913 [Sep 1927] Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0001380168
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Blechnum carolinianum Walter Fl. Carol. 257. 1788 (1788) Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0001110383
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Blechnum cartilagineum var. appendiculatum Domin Biblioth. Bot. 89(4) 1913 [Sep 1927] Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0001380173
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Blechnum cartilagineum var. cartilagineum – – Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0001380174
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Blechnum cartilagineum var. normale Domin Biblioth. Bot. 89(4) 1913 [Sep 1927] Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0001380176
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Blechnum christensenii Ching 1934 — wfo-0001122814
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Blechnum confine (Cord.) C.Chr. Index Filic. : 152 (1905) Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0000163123
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Blechnum deltoides (Colenso) T.C.Chambers Telopea 22: 48. 2019 Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-1000020656
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Blechnum deplanchei Lenorm. msc. (Hk. Bak. Syn. 481). 1874 Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0000163196
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Blechnum digenum (Parris) Brownsey & Perrie New Zealand J. Bot. 57(4): 240. 2019 Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-1000020654
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Blechnum discolor var. discolor – – Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0001380183
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Blechnum discolor var. normale Domin Biblioth. Bot. 89(4) 1913 [Sep 1927] Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0001380185
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Blechnum discolor var. nudum (Labill.) Domin Biblioth. Bot. 89(4) 1913 [Sep 1927] Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0001380186
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Blechnum doodia var. caudata F.M.Bailey The Fern World of Australia 1881 Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0001380187
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Blechnum ekmanii Brause Ark. for Bot. 17(7): 69. 1921 Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0001127563
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Blechnum elongatum Mett. Fil. Hort. Bot. Lips. 61, t. 4 f. 18 (1856) Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0000163237
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Blechnum erectum DC. Symb. Antill. 2(2): 186 (1900) Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0000163238
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Blechnum feani (E.D.Br.) T.C.Chambers Telopea 22: 50. 2019 Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-1000020657
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Blechnum feei C.Chr. Index Filic. 154. 1905 Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0000154991
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Blechnum flocculosum Ros. Vierteljahrsschr. Naturf. Ges. Zürich 70. 223. 1925. (1925) Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0000163248
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Blechnum germainii (Hook.) Christ Bull. Herb. Boissier II. 2. 554. 1902 (1902) Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0000163253
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Blechnum germanii Christ Bull. Herb. Boissier , ser. 2, 2: 554 (1902) Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0001231962
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Blechnum ghiesbreghtii (Baker) C.Chr. Index Filic. 154. 1905 Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0001113408
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Blechnum guascense Hieron. Hedwigia 47: 245, pl. 5, fig. 18 (1908) Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0000163257
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Blechnum heringeri Brade Sellowia 18: 87, t.1, 2. 1966 Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0000155005
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Blechnum humile T.C.Chambers Telopea 22: 56. 2019 [15 Apr 2019] [epublished] Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-1200009740
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Blechnum impressum Fée Mém. Foug., 5. Gen. Filic. : 75 (1852) Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0000163273
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Blechnum irregulare Carruth. Fl. Vit. 351. 1873 (1873) Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0000163276
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Blechnum lanceola var. trifoliatum (Kaulf.) Hassl. – Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0001392606
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Blechnum lanceolatum var. lanceolatum – – Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0001380190
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Blechnum lanceolatum var. normale Domin Biblioth. Bot. 89(4) 1913 [Sep 1927] Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0001380191
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Blechnum laxiflorum Juss. acc. to Lindau in Urb. – Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0000163285
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Blechnum linguifolium Stokes (Bot. Mat. Med. 4. 1812 Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0000163287
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Blechnum lyratum Moritz Bot. Zeitung (Berlin) 12: 855, nomen (1854) Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0000163289
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Blechnum magellanicum var. angustiseta (Bory) C.V.Morton Amer. Fern J. 60: 105 (1970) Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0001116036
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Blechnum megavulcanicum T.C.Chambers Telopea 22: 54. 2019 Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-1000020658
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Blechnum microlamaria L.D.Gómez Phytologia 51(7): 474 (1982) Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0000163295
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Blechnum minus subsp. minus – – Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0001360015
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Blechnum minutulum Christ Pl. Nov. Mineir. 2: 27 (1900) Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0001228611
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Blechnum mochaenum subsp. mochaenum – Unknown Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0001426723
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Blechnum nigropaleaceum Alston J. Bot. 78: 225. 1940 (Oct.); Nova Gu (1940) Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0000163304
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Blechnum orientale var. undulatum Hook. Species Filicum 3 1860 Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0001380193
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Blechnum patersonii var. patersonii – – Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0001398299
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Blechnum penna var. uliginosa C.Chr. – Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0001391320
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Blechnum petiolatum W.Hunter J. Straits Branch Roy. Asiat. Soc. 53: 126 (1909) Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0000163316
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Blechnum plumieri (Desv.) Mett. Fil. Hort. Bot. Lips. 61, t. 4. f. 19-20. 1856; Chr (1856) Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0001233428
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Blechnum productum Moritz Bot. Zeitung (Berlin) 12: 855, nomen (1854) Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0000163320
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Blechnum pubescens Desv. Mém. Soc. Linn. Paris 6(3): 284. 1827 Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0001224876
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Blechnum reedei (Phil.) Espinosa Revista Chilena Hist. Nat. 41: 337 (1937) Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0000163328
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Blechnum reedii (Phil.) Espinosa – Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0001350049
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Blechnum rivulorum V.A.O.Dittrich & Salino Acta Bot. Brasil. 36-e20220147: 2. [21 Oct 2022] [epublished] Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-1000043580
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Blechnum rosenstockii de la Sota Darwiniana 18: 254. 1973 Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0000155007
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Blechnum sect. Pilosa T.C.Chambers Telopea 22: 43. 2019 Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-1000020659
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Blechnum serpentinum Noronha in Verh. Bat. Genootsch. 5: 70. 1827 Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0000163340
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Blechnum sessilifolium C.Chr. Index Filic. : 159 (1905) Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0001121798
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Blechnum simile Sehnem Fl. Ilus. Catarinense 1 Parte, Blec., 56, f.21. 1968 Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0000155006
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Blechnum sociale Christ Farnkr. Erde 179. 1897 Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0000163343
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Blechnum squamulosum (Desv.) Mett. Ann. Sci. Nat., Bot. , sér. 5, 2: 225 (1864) Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0001219733
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Blechnum stierii Rosenst. Festschr. Alb. v. Bamberg 60. 1905 Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0000154996
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Blechnum stipitatum A.Rojas – — wfo-0001277690
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Blechnum stoloniferum Mett. (Fourn. Mex. pl. 1: 113. 1872 Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0001112818
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Blechnum tengwallii Kjellb. Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 66(1): 57 (1933) Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0000163347
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Blechnum tomentosum M.Kessler & A.R.Sm. Phytotaxa 334(2): 105. 2018 Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-1000003360
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Blechnum tovii (E.D.Br.) T.C.Chambers Telopea 22: 50. 2019 Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-1000020660
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Blechnum treubii Alderw. Bull. Dép. Agric. Indes Néerl. 18: 13, 27 (1908) Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0000163348
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Blechnum tricuspe Kaulf. ex Sieb. Syn. Fil. exs. n. 5 Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0000163351
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Blechnum unguiculatum (Fée) Kuhn Filic. Afr. : 94 (1868) Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0000163354
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Blechnum unilaterale Willd. Sp. Pl., ed. 4 , 5: 407 (1810) Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0001263908
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Blechnum vulcanicum var. feani E.D.Br. Bull. Bernice P. Bishop Mus. 89: 72. 1931 Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-1200009468
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Blechnum vulcanicum var. tovii E.D.Br. Bull. Bernice P. Bishop Mus. 89: 72. 1931 Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-1200009469
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Blechnum whelanii F.M.Bailey Report on new Plants Preliminary to General Report on Botanical Results of Meston's Expedition to the Bellenden-Ker Ranges 1889 [1 Oct 1889] Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0001286913