Bowenia serrulata

Bowenia serrulata, the Byfield fern, is a cycad in the family Stangeriaceae. Its bipinnate fronds, arising from a subterranean caudex, give it the appearance of a fern. However it is not a fern as its vernacular name and appearance suggest. It is endemic to the vicinity of Byfield, Australia.

Byfield fern

Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Division: Cycadophyta
Class: Cycadopsida
Order: Cycadales
Family: Stangeriaceae
Genus: Bowenia
Species:
B. serrulata
Binomial name
Bowenia serrulata
(W.Bull) Chamb.
  • Bowenia serrulata growing in transition forest near Byfield, in the Capricornia region of Queensland, Australia
  • Bowenia serrulata growing in transition forest near Byfield, in the Capricornia region of Queensland, Australia
  • Bowenia serrulata growing in transition forest near Byfield, in the Capricornia region of Queensland, Australia
  • Pinnae of Bowenia serrulata
  • Bowenia serrulata growing in transition forest near Byfield, in the Capricornia region of Queensland, Australia
  • Bowenia serrulata growing in transition forest near Byfield, in the Capricornia region of Queensland, Australia
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References
  1. Hill, K.D. 2003. Bowenia serrulata. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 20 August 2007.


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