Doodia
Encyclopedia
Doodia is a genus
of ferns in the Blechnaceae
family. It is named after Samuel Doody
(1656-1706), an English botanist. Distribution of the genus includes parts of Australia
and New Zealand
.
Genus
In biology, a genus is a low-level taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms, which is an example of definition by genus and differentia...
of ferns in the Blechnaceae
Blechnaceae
Blechnaceae is a family of nine genera and between 240-260 species of ferns, with a cosmopolitan distribution.Most are ground dwelling, some are climbers, such as Stenochlaena. A characteristic feature of many species is that the young opening fronds are usually tinged with red.Genera*Blechnum L....
family. It is named after Samuel Doody
Samuel Doody
-Life:The eldest of the second family of his father, John Doody, an apothecary in Staffordshire who later moved to London where he had a shop in The Strand, he was born in Staffordshire 28 May 1656...
(1656-1706), an English botanist. Distribution of the genus includes parts of Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
and New Zealand
New Zealand
New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses and numerous smaller islands. The country is situated some east of Australia across the Tasman Sea, and roughly south of the Pacific island nations of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga...
.
Species
- Doodia asperaDoodia asperaPrickly Rasp Fern, known as Doodia aspera is a widespread and common plant, growing in eastern Australia. Often seen in rainforest margins or eucalyptus forest in Victoria, New South Wales and Queensland....
- Doodia australis (Parris)
- Doodia caudataDoodia caudataDoodia caudata is a species of dimorphic, evergreen fern in the Blechnaceae family, native to Australia and New Zealand. Upright clusters of fertile fronds reach 10 inches in length.-References:*...
(Cav.) - Doodia dissecta Parris
- Doodia dives Kze.
- Doodia heterophylla (Ball.)
- Doodia kunthiana Gaud.
- Doodia linearis C. Moore ex J. Sm.
- Doodia lyonii Degen.
- Doodia marquesensis E. Brown
- Doodia maxima J. Sm.
- Doodia mediaDoodia mediaDoodia media, also known as rasp fern , is a species of fern in the Blechnaceae family. The genus authority is R. Br.. Distribution of the species includes New Zealand's North Island and the upper part of the South Island...
R. Br. - Doodia milnei Carr.
- Doodia mollis Parris
- Doodia paschalis C. Chr.
- Doodia scaberula
- Doodia squarrosa Col.