Re: Wild Oz Platycerium ID?

Hi David

There are quite a few slightly different forms of P. superbum in Australia.
That one is very impressive, wonderful images.

Some of them have rounded shields, others lobed or scolloped or with more
pointed ends.

Some have great amounts of "hair" covering the shields and true fronds,
whilst others have no hair at all.

The shield top tips are "almost" all the same.

These differences are somewhat related to their growing environment in the
around 1,500 mile range up the Eastern side of Australia.

Kindest regards

Keith Rogers
Mannum South Australia
On the www with Keith's Fern Page at
www.lm.net.au/~kerogers/

Supporting the Fern Society of South Australia Inc at
www.chariot.net.au/~saufern/
----- Original Message -----
From: "David Nicholls" <nicholls@u030.aone.net.au>
To: <ferns@hort.net>
Sent: Thursday, August 29, 2002 8:42 AM
Subject: [ferns] Wild Oz Platycerium ID?


> I've just spent a week in rainforest areas on the Queensland - New South
> Wales border (a fern paradise) and was impressed with the proliferation
> of Platyceriums.  One particularly large specimen I photographed I think
> is a P. superbum but I'd appreciate the views of the experts on this
> list. (Flora of Australia vol. 48 lists only P. superbum and P.
> bifurcatum in this region).
>
> I've uploaded two images of it at
> http://www.dcnicholls.com/misc/platy.jpg (with two full sized Asplenium
> australasicums below it and a couple of smaller platys in the background
> if you can see them) and the main plant by itself at
> http://www.dcnicholls.com/misc/platy2.jpg  (Each image is about 60K, as
> small as I can make them without loosing too much of the original image
> detail).
>
> I didn't estimate its size at the time but I'd guess at least a yard
> across.  It is growing in the Natural Arch National Park in the border
> ranges.
>
> Regards
>
> DN (who is beginning to understand why Platyceriums evoke such
enthusiasm).
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