hammock fern
Blechnum occidentale L.
Blechnum occidentale L., commonly known as hammock fern, is a species in the family Blechnaceae. It is native to a wide range spanning from Mexico through Central America and the Caribbean to tropical South America, including regions in Colombia, Brazil, Portugal, and others. It is found in various protected areas such as national parks and botanical gardens.
Description
Blechnum occidentale L. is a fern species belonging to the family Blechnaceae. It was first described in 1753. The species is distributed across multiple regions, including the Açores, various departments in Colombia, parts of Brazil, Portugal, and other locations in the Americas. It is also present in several protected natural areas such as Parque Nacional Natural Puracé, Parque Nacional Natural Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta, and the Jardín Botánico de Bogotá. A note in botanical literature indicates that Linnaeus may have transposed the species epithets 'occidentale' and 'orientale' when describing these two Blechnum species in 1753.
Other common names
New World midsorus fernhammock fern
Distribution
Açores · Antioquia, Boyacá, Caldas, Cauca, Cesar, Chocó, Cundinamarca, Huila, La Guajira, Magdalena, Meta, Nariño, Norte de Santander, Quindío, Risaralda, Santander, Tolima, Valle del Cauca · BR · Subregiones: Enclaves subxerofíticos · SFF Iguaque | Parque Nacional Natural Cocuy | Parque Nacional Natural Puracé | Santuario de Flora y Fauna Galeras | Parque Nacional Natural Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta | Parque Nacional Natural Macuira | Parque Nacional Natural Tayrona | Parque Nacional · El Parque Nacional Natural Tatamá · PT · Bucaramanga | Charta | Floridablanca | Piedecuesta | Pinchote | Suratá | Tona · Portugal · AU · Pauna · Otanche · Antioquia, Boyacá, Caldas, Cauca, Cesar, Chocó, Cundinamarca, La Guajira, Huila, Magdalena, Meta, Nariño, Norte de Santander, Quindío, Risaralda, Santander, Tolima, Valle · Jardín Botánico de Bogotá · Cuenca de Río Claro · Argentina Northeast · Argentina Northwest · Azores · Belize · Bermuda · Bolivia · Brazil Northeast · Brazil North · Brazil Southeast · Brazil South · Brazil West-Central · Colombia · Costa Rica · Cuba · Dominican Republic
Synonyms
Blechnum cunninghamiiBlechnum drepanophyllumBlechnum extensumBlechnum haenkeanumBlechnum helveolumBlechnum humileBlechnum lomariaceumBlechnum triangulatumSpicanta occidentalisBlechnum occidentale var. occidentaleBlechnum occidentale var. puberulumBlechnum scaberulumBlechnum sodiroiBlechnum falcatumLomaria campylotisBlechnum cognatumBlechnum acuminatumBlechnum campylotisBlechnum mucronatumBlechnum suburbicumBlechnum rugosumBlechnum flaccisquamaBlechnum galeottiiMesothema campylotisBlechnum puberulumBlechnum occidentale var. campylotisBlechnum occidentale f. pubirhachisBlechnum occidentale var. cunninghamiiBlechnum occidentale var. lacerataBlechnum occidentale var. majus
