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Gleichenia flabellata

Gleichenia flabellata

9.9
A large fern from Australia and nearby islands with fan-shaped leaves that fork many times
  • noun
  • Australian
translation icon : Gleichenia flabellata
  • Botanists often admire the distinctive forked fronds of Gleichenia flabellata.

Examples

  • The Gleichenia flabellata thrives in moist, shaded areas of the Australian bushland.

  • The Gleichenia flabellata is known for its unique fan-shaped fronds that add beauty to gardens.

  • A specimen of Gleichenia flabellata was displayed in the botanical garden's fern collection.

  • Look at that stunning Gleichenia flabellata!

  • I saw a Gleichenia flabellata today.

  • In many rainforests of Australasia, the Gleichenia flabellata can be found growing alongside other ferns.

  • The botanical study highlighted the ecological role of Gleichenia flabellata in local ecosystems.

Synonyms

Sticherus flabellatus
vsGleichenia flabellata
  • Australian
9.9

A large fern with fan-shaped leaves that split many times and grows in eastern Australia

is the other scientific name preferred in some classifications
umbrella fern
vsGleichenia flabellata
  • Australian
9.9

A large plant with fan-shaped leaves that fork many times

is the formal scientific label used in botanical classification
fan fern
vsGleichenia flabellata
  • Australian
8.9

A large plant that grows in Australia and New Zealand with fan-shaped leaves that split many times

is the scientific taxonomic name used in formal descriptions

Surface Forms

Gleichenia flabellata singular

Morphology

Gleichenia + flabellata

This is a binomial scientific name combining the genus Gleichenia (a type of fern) with the specific epithet flabellata (literally ‘fan-shaped’); the species meaning (a Gleichenia fern with fan-shaped fronds) is directly compositional from the parts. Taxonomic naming is a cross-linguistic convention, so a learner who knows both constituents can infer the MWE's referent and descriptive sense.

Etymology

Gleichenia flabellata combines a botanist's name, Gleichenia, and the Latin word flabellata, which means 'fan-shaped' because the fern's leaves fork and spread like a hand fan. That's why the name still describes this fern today.