Blechnum chambersii | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Division: | Pteridophyta |
Class: | Polypodiopsida / Pteridopsida (disputed) |
Order: | Polypodiales |
Family: | Blechnaceae |
Genus: | Blechnum |
Species: | B. chambersii |
Binomial name | |
Blechnum chambersii Tindale |
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Blechnum chambersii, is a species of hard fern within the family Blechnaceae, found in Australia, New Zealand, Samoa and Fiji.
B. chambersii is commonly called lance water fern, and in New Zealand it is also referred to by its Māori names, nini and rereti.
B. chambersii is found in the southeast of Australia as well as on Samoa, Fiji and in New Zealand. B. chambersii is found on the North Island of New Zealand and in many of the coastal forests of South Island of New Zealand.