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Ver. 19.2
April 17th, 2024

047.0000 Family Blechnaceae Newman; Hist. Brit. Ferns ed. II: 8 (1844)
7-24 genera, ca. 260 spp. Systematics following revision of Gasper et al. (2016)
Species listed in database: 270; hybrids: 10
047.3019 Genus Parablechnum C.Presl; Abh. Königl. Böhm. Ges. Wiss., ser. 5, 6: 109 (1851)
Distribution: Pantropical
Species listed in database: 71
= Orthogramma C.Presl; Abh. Königl. Böhm. Ges. Wiss., ser. 5, 6: 121 (1851)
= Lomaria subgen.Paralomaria Fée; Mém. Foug. 5 (Gen. Filic.): 68 (1852)
species :
Parablechnum acanthopodum (T.C.Chambers & P.A.Farrant) Gasper & Salino; Phytotaxa 275(3): 215 (2016)
Distribution: New Guinea (d´Entrecasteaux Arch.: Goodenough Isl.)
42 NWG
Conservation Status: Known only from single collection
Synonyms: hidden
= Blechnum acanthopodum T.C.Chambers & P.A.Farrant; Blumea 46(2): 290 (2001)
species :
Parablechnum ambiguum (Kaulf. ex C.Presl) C.Presl; Abh. Königl. Böhm. Ges. Wiss. 5(6) (Epim. Bot.): 109 (1851)
Distribution: Australia (Queensland, New South Wales)
50 AUS
Synonyms: hidden
= Blechnopteris ambiguum (Kaulf. ex C.Presl) Trevis.; Atti Reale Ist. Veneto Sci. Lett. Arti, ser. 2, 2: 166 (1861)
= Blechnum ambiguum Kaulf. ex C.Presl; Tent. Pterid. 103 (1836)
= Blechnum capense var. acuminatum (C.Presl) Domin; Biblioth. Bot. 20: 115 (1914)
= Blechnum procerum var. blechnoides Luerss.; Allg. Bot. Ztg. (1876)
= Doodia caudata var. lomarina F.Muell.; Fragm. 5: 130 (1865)
= Lomaria ambigua (Kaulf. ex C.Presl) Fée; Mém. Foug. 5 (Gen. Filic.): 68 (1852)
= Lomaria procera var. blechnoides (Luerss.) Wawra; Itinera Principum S. Coburgi 2 (1888)
= Lomaria scabra Kaulf. ex Sieber; Syn. Fil. exs. n. 107 (1827)
= Orthogramma laevigata C.Presl; Abh. Königl. Böhm. Ges. Wiss. 5(6) (Epim. Bot.): 121 (1851)
= Parablechnum procerum var. acuminatum C.Presl; Abh. Königl. Böhm. Ges. Wiss., ser. 5, 6: 109 (1851)
= Spicanta laevigata (C.Presl) Kuntze; Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 821 (1891)
species :
Parablechnum anthracinum (R.C.Moran) Gasper & V.A.O.Dittrich; Rodriguésia 75(e01122023): 2 (2024)
Distribution: Bolivia (La Paz)
83 BOL
Synonyms: hidden
= Blechnum anthracinum R.C.Moran; Novon 2(2): 132 (1992)
species :
Parablechnum articulatum (F.Muell.) Gasper & Salino; Phytotaxa 275(3): 215 (2016)
Name: Rosy Water fern
Distribution: Australia (NE-Queensland)
50 AUS
Synonyms: hidden
= Blechnum articulatum (F.Muell.) S.B.Andrews; Austrobaileya 1(1): 11 (1967)
= Lomaria articulata F.Muell.; Fragm. 6: 187 (1866)
= Plagiogyria articulata (F.Muell.) Ching; C. Chr., Index Filic., Suppl. Tert.: 140 (1934)
species :
Parablechnum atropurpureum (A.R.Sm.) Gasper & Salino; Phytotaxa 275(3): 215 (2016)
Distribution: Venezuela (Amazonas, Bolívar); Brazil (Roraima)
82 VEN 84 BRA
Synonyms: hidden
= Blechnum atropurpureum A.R.Sm.; Acta Bot. Venez. 14(3): 5 (1984)
species :
Parablechnum bicolor (M.Kessler & A.R.Sm.) Gasper & Salino; Phytotaxa 275(3): 215 (2016)
Distribution: Bolivia (Cochabamba, La Paz)
83 BOL
Synonyms: hidden
= Blechnum bicolor M.Kessler & A.R.Sm.; Amer. Fern J. 97(2): 66 (2007)
species :
Parablechnum bolivianum (M.Kessler & A.R.Sm.) Gasper & Salino; Phytotaxa 275(3): 215 (2016)
Distribution: Bolivia (Cochabamba, La Paz)
83 BOL
Synonyms: hidden
= Blechnum bolivianum M.Kessler & A.R.Sm.; Amer. Fern J. 97(2): 69 (2007)
species :
Parablechnum camfieldii (Tindale) Gasper & Salino; Phytotaxa 275(3): 215 (2016)
Distribution: Australia (SE-Queensland, New South Wales)
50 AUS
Synonyms: hidden
= Blechnum camfieldii Tindale; Proc. Linn. Soc. New South Wales 85: 251 (1960)
= Blechnum capense var. scabrum Domin; Biblioth. Bot. 20: 116 (1914)
= Blechnum minus subsp. scabrum (Domin) Tindale; Amer. Fern J. 50: 117 (1960)
= Lomaria capensis var. bauerlenii F.M.Bailey; Fern World Australia, Suppl.: 4 (1884)
species :
Parablechnum capense (Burm.f.) Gasper & Salino; Phytotaxa 275(3): 215 (2016)
Name: Palm leaf fern
Distribution: Malawi; Zimbabwe; Mozambique; South Africa (Limpopo, Mpulamanga, KwaZulu-Natal, W-Cape Prov., E-Cape Prov.); Lesotho; Eswatini [Swaziland]
26 MLW MOZ ZIM 27 LES SAF SWZ
Remarks: records from Asia or Pacific refer most probably to B. vestitum
Synonyms: hidden
= Blechnum capense Burm.f.; Fl. Ind., Prodr. Fl. Cap.: 28 (1768)
= Blechnum capense var. gracile Colenso
= Blechnum sylvaticum Schelpe; J. S. Afr. Bot. 45(2): 221 (1979), nom. nov. superfl.
= Lomaria capensis (L.) Willd.; Sp. Pl. ed. 4, 5: 291 (1810)
= Lomaria capensis f. luxurians Kunze; Linnaea 10: 505 (1836)
= Lomaria capensis Willd.; Sp. Pl. ed. 4. 5: 291 (1810)
= Lonchitis capensis (L.) Farw.; Amer. Midl. Naturalist 12: 276 (1931)
= Lonchitis-aspera capensis (L.) Farw.; Amer. Midl. Naturalist 12: 276 (1931)
= Onoclea capensis (L.) Thunb.; Prodr. Fl. Cap. 171 (1800)
= Osmunda capensis L.; Mant. Pl. 306 (1771)
= Spicanta capensis (L.) Kuntze; Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 821 (1891)
species :
Parablechnum chauliodontum (Copel.) Gasper & Salino; Phytotaxa 275(3): 215 (2016)
Distribution: New Caledonia
60 NWC
Synonyms: hidden
= Blechnum chauliodontum Copel.; Univ. Calif. Publ. Bot. 14: 361 (1929)
= Struthiopteris chauliodonta (Copel.) Ching; Sunyatsenia 6: 243 (1940)
species :
Parablechnum chilense (Kaulf.) Gasper & Salino; Phytotaxa 275(3): 215 (2016)
Name: Costilla de vaca, palmilla, quilquil, iquide [Chile]
Distribution: Argentina (Buenos Aires, Chubut, Cordoba, Mendoza, Neuquen, Rio Negro, Salta, Santa Cruz, San Luis, Tierra del Fuego); Chile (Coquimbo, Valparaíso, Metropolitana de Santiago, O´Higgins, Maule, Ñuble, Biobío, Araucanía, Los Rios, Los Lagos, Aisén, Magallanes); Juan Fdz. Isl.; Falkland Isl.
85 ARG CLE JNF 91 FAL
Remarks: cordatum agg., see Wal et al. 2021
Synonyms: hidden
= Blechnum chilense (Kaulf.) Mett.; Fil. Lechl. 1: 14 (1856)
= Blechnum chilense f. imbricatum G.Kunkel; Nova Hedwigia 13: 337 (1967)
= Blechnum chilense var. reedei (Phil.) Looser; Revista Univ. (Santiago) 32: 47 (1947)
= Blechnum reedei (Phil.) Espinosa; Rev. Chil. Hist. Nat. 41: 337 (1938)
= Lomaria chilensis Kaulf.; Enum. Filic. 154 (1824)
= Lomaria reedei Phil.; Anales Univ. Chil. 581 (1878)
= Lonchitis-aspera capensis var. chilensis (Kaulf.) Farw.; Amer. Midl. Naturalist 12: 276 (1931)
species :
Parablechnum chiriquanum (Broadh.) Gasper & Salino; Phytotaxa 275(3): 215 (2016)
Distribution: Costa Rica; Panama; Colombia (Antioquia, Chocó, Huila, Meta, Nariño, Putumayo, Risaralda, Valle)
80 COS PAN 82 CLM
Synonyms: hidden
= Blechnum chiriquanum (Broadh.) C.Chr.; Index Filic., Suppl. (1906-1912): I, 116 (1913)
= Struthiopteris chiriquana Broadh.; Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 39: 361 (1912)
species :
Parablechnum christii (C.Chr.) Gasper & Salino; Phytotaxa 275(3): 215 (2016)
Distribution: Costa Rica; Panama
80 COS PAN
Synonyms: hidden
= Blechnum christii C.Chr.; Index Filic. 152 (1905)
= Lomaria spissa Fée; Mém. Foug. 5 (Gen. Filic.): 71 (1852)
= Struthiopteris christii (C.Chr.) Broadh.; Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 39: 362 (1912)
species :
Parablechnum cochabambense (M.Kessler & A.R.Sm.) Gasper & Salino; Phytotaxa 275(3): 215 (2016)
Distribution: Bolivia (Cochabamba)
83 BOL
Synonyms: hidden
= Blechnum cochabambense M.Kessler & A.R.Sm.; Amer. Fern J. 97(2): 72 (2007)
species :
Parablechnum confusum (E.Fourn.) Gasper & Salino; Phytotaxa 275(3): 216 (2016)
Distribution: New Caledonia
60 NWC
Synonyms: hidden
= Blechnum confusum (E.Fourn.) Brownlie; Fl. Nouv.-Caléd. 3: 249, t. 31, f. 1-6 (1969)
= Lomaria confusa E.Fourn.; Ann. Sci. Nat., Bot., sér. V, 18: 316 (1873)
species :
Parablechnum corbassonii (Brownlie) Gasper & Salino; Phytotaxa 275(3): 216 (2016)
Distribution: New Caledonia
60 NWC
Synonyms: hidden
= Blechnum corbassonii Brownlie; Fl. Nouv.-Caléd. 3: 246, t. 31, f. 3, 4 (1969)
species :
Parablechnum cordatum (Desv.) Gasper & Salino; Phytotaxa 275(3): 216 (2016)
Distribution: SW-England [I]; Wales [I]; Ireland [I]; Channel Isl. [I]; Colombia (Antioquia, Bolívar, Boyacá, Caldas, Caquetá, Cauca, Chocó, Cundinamarca, Huila, La Guajira, Nariño, Putumayo, Risaralda, Santander, Tolima, Valle); Venezuela (Amazonas, Anzoategui, Aragua, Bolívar, Venezuela Distrito Federal, Falcon, Lara, Merida, Miranda, Portuguesa, Tachira, Trujillo); Ecuador; Peru; Bolivia (Chuquisaca, Cochabamba, La Paz, Santa Cruz); Brazil (Bahia, Brasilia Distrito Federal, Espírito Santo, Goiás, Minas Gerais, Paraná, Rio de Janeiro, Rio Grande do Sul, Santa Catarina, São Paulo); Paraguay (Caaguazu, Cordillera, San Pedro); Uruguay (Canelones, Maldonado, Montevideo, Rivera, San Jose, Tacuarembo); Argentina
10 grb ire 12 cis 82 CLM VEN 83 BOL ECU PER 84 BRA 85 ARG PAR URU
Remarks: cordatum agg. A species complex which contains probably several not yet separated species (Gasper, in litt.). Distribution might be incomplete (vs. P. chilense)
Synonyms: hidden
= Blechnum arborescens (Klotzsch & H.Karst.) Hieron; Hedwigia 47: 239 (1908)
= Blechnum arborescens var. subspinuloso-serrulatum Hieron.; Hedwigia 47: 240 (1908)
= Blechnum capense f. pumilum Rosenst. ex Hassl.; Trab. Inst. Bot. Farmacol. no. 45: 46 (1928) [tentative synonym]
= Blechnum capense var. ornifolium (C.Presl) Domin; Biblioth. Bot. 20: 117 (1915)
= Blechnum cordatum (Desv.) Hieron.; Hedwigia 47: 239 (1908)
= Blechnum euraddianum Brade; Anales Prim. Reun. Sul-Amer. Bot. 2: 7 (1940), nom. inval.
= Blechnum gilliesii (Hook. & Grev.) Mett.; Fil. Hort. Bot. Lips. 64 (1856)
= Blechnum itatiaiense Brade; Arch. Inst. Biol. Veg. Rio de Janeiro 1: 225, f. 3, t. 4 (1935)
= Blechnum macahense Brade; Anales Prim. Reun. Sul-Amer. Bot. 2: 6, t. 3 (1940)
= Blechnum ornifolium (C.Presl) Ettingsh.; Denkschr. Akad. Wien 28: 61, t. 8, f. 7 (1864)
= Blechnum peruvianum Hieron.; Hedwigia 47: 245, pl. 5, fig. 19 (1908)
= Blechnum raddianum Rosenst.; Hedwigia 46: 91 (1906), nom. nov.
= Blechnum regnellianum (Kunze) C.Chr.; Index Filic., Suppl. (1906-1912): 17 (1913)
= Blechnum regnellianum var. elatius Sehnem; Pesquisas, Bot. 3: 536 (1959)
= Blechnum simile Sehnem; Fl. Ilustr. Catar. 1, Blecnaceas, 56, f. 21 (1968)
= Lomaria arborescens Klotzsch & H.Karst.; Linnaea 20: 347 (1844)
= Lomaria brasiliensis Raddi; Pl. Bras. 1: 50, t. 72, 72bis (1825) (non Blechnum brasiliense Desv. (1811))
= Lomaria cordata Desv.; Ges. Naturf. Freunde Berlin Mag. Neuesten Entdeck. Gesammten Naturk. 5: 330 (1811)
= Lomaria gilliesii Hook. & Grev.; Icon. Filic. 2: t. 207 (1831)
= Lomaria ornifolia C.Presl; Reliq. Haenk. 1: 51 (1825)
= Lomaria regnelliana Kunze; Linnaea 22: 576 (1849)
= Lomaria serrulosa Desv.; Mém. Soc. Linn. Paris 6(3): 290 (1827)
= Lomaria spissa Christ; Bull. Herb. Boissier, sér, 2, 4: 1092 (1904) (non Fée (1850))
= Orthogramma gilliesii (Hook. & Grev.) C.Presl; Abh. Königl. Böhm. Ges. Wiss. 5(6) (Epim. Bot.): 121 (1851)
= Spicanta capensis var. gilliesii (Hook. & Grev.) Kuntze; Revis. Gen. Pl. 3[3]: 381 (1898)
= Struthiopteris brasiliensis (Raddi) Maxon & C.V.Morton; Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 66: 43 (1939)
= Struthiopteris gilliesii (Hook. & Grev.) Ching; Sunyatsenia 5: 243 (1940)
species :
Parablechnum dilatatum (T.C.Chambers & P.A.Farrant) Gasper & Salino; Phytotaxa 275(3): 216 (2016)
Distribution: New Guinea (Papua New Guinea)
42 NWG
Synonyms: hidden
= Blechnum dilatatum (Brause) T.C.Chambers & P.A.Farrant; Blumea 46(2): 292 (2001)
= Blechnum decorum var. dilatatum Brause; Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 56 (1921)
species :
Parablechnum falciforme (Liebm.) Gasper & Salino; Phytotaxa 275(3): 216 (2016)
Distribution: Mexico (Chiapas, Guerrero, Hidalgo, Mexico State, Oaxaca, Puebla, Tamaulipas, Veracruz); Guatemala; El Salvador; Honduras; Costa Rica; Panama; Colombia (Antioquia, Boyacá, Caldas, Caquetá, Cauca, Cundinamarca, Huila, Meta, Nariño, Santander, Tolima, Valle); Ecuador; Galapagos
79 MEX 80 COS ELS GUA HON PAN 82 CLM 83 ECU GAL
Remarks: cordatum agg., see Wal et al. 2021
Synonyms: hidden
= Blechnum falciforme (Liebm.) C.Chr.; Index Filic. 154 (1905)
= Lomaria deflexa Liebm.; Kongel. Danske Vidensk. Selsk. Skr., Naturvidensk. Math. Afh., ser. 5, 1: 236 (seors. 84) (1849)
= Lomaria falciformis Liebm.; Kongel. Danske Vidensk. Selsk. Skr., Naturvidensk. Math. Afh., ser. 5, 1: 234 (seors. 82) (1849)
= Struthiopteris falciformis (Liebm.) Broadh.; Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 39: 365 (1912)
species :
Parablechnum gemmascens (Alston) Gasper & Salino; Phytotaxa 275(3): 216 (2016)
Distribution: Colombia (Cundinamarca)
82 CLM
Synonyms: hidden
= Blechnum gemmascens Alston; Bull. Jard. Bot. Bruxelles 27: 57, f. 4 (1957)
species :
Parablechnum givalum J.Murillo; ined.
Distribution: Colombia (Nariño)
82 CLM
species :
Parablechnum glaziovii (Christ) Gasper & Salino; Phytotaxa 275(3): 216 (2016)
Distribution: Brazil (Minas Gerais, Rio de Janeiro, São Paulo)
84 BRA
Synonyms: hidden
= Blechnum glaziovii Christ; Ann. Cons. Jard. Bot. Geneve 3: 42 (1899)
= Lomaria glaziovii Christ; Ann. Jard. Cons. bot. Genève 8: 42 (1899)
species :
Parablechnum gregsonii (Tindale) Gasper & Salino; Phytotaxa 275(3): 216 (2016)
Distribution: Australia (SE-New South Wales)
50 AUS
Synonyms: hidden
= Blechnum gregsonii (Watts) Tindale; Proc. Linn. Soc. New South Wales 86: 253 (1960)
= Blechnum capense var. gregsoni Watts; J. R. Soc. New South Wales 49: 126 (1915)
species :
Parablechnum hieronymi (Brause) Gasper & Salino; Phytotaxa 275(3): 216 (2016)
Distribution: Moluccas (Seram); New Guinea (Papua New Guinea, Irian Jaya); Bismarck Arch. (New Britain, New Ireland, New Hanover)
42 MOL NWG 43 BIS
Synonyms: hidden
= Blechnum acutiusculum (Alderw.) C.Chr.; Index Filic., Suppl. Tert.: 45 (1934)
= Blechnum brassii Copel.; Univ. Calif. Publ. Bot. 18: 222 (1942)
= Blechnum decorum Brause; Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 56: 156 (1920)
= Blechnum hieronymi Brause; Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 56: 155 (1920)
= Lomaria acutiuscula Alderw.; Nova Guinea 14: 31 (1924)
= Parablechnum decorum (Brause) Gasper & Salino; Phytotaxa 275(3): 216 (2016)
= Struthiopteris acutiuscula (Alderw.) Ching; Sunyatsenia 6: 243 (1940)
= Struthiopteris decora (Brause) Ching; Sunyatsenia 5: 243 (1940)
species :
Parablechnum howeanum (T.C.Chambers & P.A.Farrant) Gasper & Salino; Phytotaxa 275(3): 216 (2016)
Distribution: Lord Howe Isl.
50 LHI
Synonyms: hidden
= Blechnum howeanum T.C.Chambers & P.A.Farrant; Telopea 5(2): 331 (1993)
species :
Parablechnum humbertii (Tardieu) S.Molino & Lafuente; PhytoKeys 214: 47-60 (2022)
Distribution: Madagascar
29 MDG
Remarks: not closely related to P. marginatum fide Molino et al. 2022
Synonyms: hidden
= Blechnum humbertii Tardieu; Mém. Inst. Sci. Madagascar, ser. B, 6: 232, f. 5 (1955)
= Blechnum montbrisonis var. humbertii (Tardieu) Rakotondr.; Adansonia 35(2): 178 (2013)
= Parablechnum marginatum var. humbertii (Tardieu) Gasper & Salino; Phytotaxa 275(3): 216 (2016)
species :
Parablechnum imbricatum M.T.Murillo & J.Murillo; ined.
Distribution: Colombia (Caquetá)
82 CLM
species :
Parablechnum lechleri (Mett.) Gasper & Salino; Phytotaxa 275(3): 216 (2016)
Distribution: Guadeloupe; Dominica; Martinique; Colombia (Antioquia, Cauca, Chocó, Cundinamarca, Risaralda, Valle); Venezuela (Amazonas); Guyana (Roraima); Ecuador; Bolivia (Cochabamba, La Paz, Santa Cruz); Brazil (Bahia)
81 DOM GDL MAR 82 CLM GUY VEN 83 BOL ECU 84 BRA
Synonyms: hidden
= Blechnum lechleri Mett.; Fil. Lechl. 2: 17 (1859)
= Blechnum violaceum (Fée) C.Chr.; Index Filic. 161 (1905)
= Blechnum violaceum (Fée) Hieron.; Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 84: 474 (1904)
= Lomaria violacea Fée; Mém. Foug. 11 (Hist. Foug. Antil.) 11, t. 5 (1866)
= Spicanta capensis var. lechleri (Mett.) Kuntze; Revis. Gen. Pl. 3(3): 381 (1898)
= Struthiopteris violacea (Fée) Broadh.; Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 39: 379 (1912)
species :
Parablechnum lima (Rosenst.) Gasper & Salino; Phytotaxa 275(3): 216 (2016)
Distribution: Ecuador; Bolivia (Cochabamba, La Paz)
83 BOL ECU
Synonyms: hidden
= Blechnum lima Rosenst.; Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 11: 53 (1912)
species :
Parablechnum lineatum (Sw.) Gasper & Salino; Phytotaxa 275(3): 216 (2016)
Distribution: Cuba; Jamaica; Puerto Rico; Guyana; Ecuador
81 CUB JAM PUE 82 GUY 83 ECU
Synonyms: hidden
= Blechnum lineatum (Sw.) C.Chr.; Index Filic. 166 (1905)
= Blechnum lineatum (Sw.) Hieron.; Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 34: 473 (1904)
= Lomaria alta Heward ex T.Moore; Index Filic. (T. Moore) 24 (1857)
= Lomaria lineata (Sw.) Willd.; Sp. Pl. ed. 4, 5: 290 (1810)
= Lomaria palustris Schrad.; Gött. Gel. Anz. 871 (1824)
= Lomaria tuberculata J.Sm.; Cat. Kew Ferns (1856)
= Onoclea lineata (Sw.) Sw.; J. Bot. (Schrader) 1800(2): 73 (1801)
= Osmunda lineata Sw.; Prodr. Veg. Ind. Occ. 127 (1788)
= Struthiopteris lineata (Sw.) Broadh.; Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 39: 366 (1912)
species :
Parablechnum longistipitatum (A.Rojas) comb.ined.
Distribution: Isla del Coco
80 COC
Remarks: provisionally accepted name, status uncertain
Synonyms: hidden
= Blechnum longistipitatum A.Rojas; Brenesia 75-76: 7 (2011)
species :
Parablechnum loxense (Kunth) Gasper & Salino; Phytotaxa 275(3): 216 (2016)
Distribution: Costa Rica; Panama; Colombia (Antioquia, Boyacá, Caldas, Cauca, Cesar, Chocó, Cundinamarca, Huila, Magdalena, Meta, Nariño, Norte de Santander, Putumayo, Risaralda, Santander, Tolima); Venezuela (Lara, Merida, Tachira, Trujillo); Ecuador; Peru
80 COS PAN 82 CLM VEN 83 ECU PER
Synonyms: hidden
= Blechnum loxense (Kunth) Hook. ex Salomon; Nomencl. Gefäßkrypt.: 117 (1883)
= Blechnum squamulosum (Desv.) Mett.; Ann. Sci. Nat., Bot., sér. V, 2: 225 (1864)
= Lomaria loxensis Kunth; Nov. Gen. Sp. [H. B. K.] 1: 18 (1816)
= Lomaria squamulosa Desv.; Mem. Soc. Linn. Paris 6, 2: 290 (1827)
= Pteris pectinata Cav.; Descr. Pl. 266 (1801) (non Blechnum pectinatum C. Presl (1825))
= Struthiopteris loxensis (Kunth) Maxon; Proc. Biol. Soc. Washington 51: 39 (1938)
variant :
var. stenophyllum (Klotzsch) Gasper & Salino; Phytotaxa 275(3): 216 (2016)
Distribution: Bolivia (Cochabamba, La Paz, Santa Cruz)
83 BOL
Synonyms: hidden
= Blechnum loxense var. stenophyllum (Klotzsch) Lellinger; Amer. Fern J. 93(3): 147 (2003)
= Blechnum stenophyllum (Klotzsch) Mett.; Fil. Hort. Bot. Lips. 64, t. 3, f. 10-11 (1856) (non Lomaria stenophylla Klotzsch (1847))
= Lomaria stenophylla Klotzsch; Linnaea 20: 346 (1847) (non Blechnum stenophyllum Mett. (1856))
species :
Parablechnum marginatum (Fée) Gasper & Salino; Phytotaxa 275(3): 216 (2016)
Distribution: La Réunion
29 REU
Synonyms: hidden
= Blechnum marginatum (Fée) Kuhn; Filic. Afr. 92 (1868)
= Blechnum montbrisonis C.Chr.; Index Filic. 157 (1905), nom. nov.
= Lomaria marginata Fée; Mém. Foug. 5 (Gen. Filic.): 71 (1852) (non Schrad. (1824))
species :
Parablechnum milnei (Carruth.) Gasper & Salino; Phytotaxa 275(3): 216 (2016)
Distribution: Kermadec Isl.; Vanuatu; ?Fiji (Viti Levu, Vanua Levu, Ovalau, Taveuni)
51 KER 60 VAN
Synonyms: hidden
= Blechnum kermadecense Perrie & Brownsey; Taxon 63(4): 754 (2014), nom. nov.
= Blechnum milnei (Carruth.) C.Chr.; Index Filic. 156 (1905)
= Doodia caudata var. milnei (Carruth.) Domin; (1913)
= Doodia media var. milnei (Carruth.) Baker; Syn. Fil. ed. 2: 432 (1873)
= Doodia milnei Carruth.; Seem., Fl. Vit. 1: 352 (1873), nom. altern.
= Lomaria milnei Carruth.; Seem., Fl. Vit. 1: 351 (1873)
species :
Parablechnum minus (R.Br.) Gasper & Salino; Phytotaxa 275(3): 216 (2016)
Distribution: Australia (SE-Queensland, Australian Capital Territory, South Australia, New South Wales, Victoria, Tasmania); New Zealand (North Isl., South Isl., Stewart Isl.); Chatham Isl.
50 AUS 51 CTM NZL
Synonyms: hidden
= Blechnum capense var. minus (R.Br.) Domin; Biblioth. Bot. 85: 116 (1913)
= Blechnum minus (R.Br.) Ettingsh.; Denkschr. Akad. Wien 28: 63, t. 8, f. 5, 12 (1864)
= Lomaria minor (R.Br.) Spreng.; Syst. Veg. ed. 16, 4(1): 65 (1827)
= Lomaria procera var. minor (R.Br.) Hook.f.; Fl. Tasman. 2: 142 (1858)
= Lomaria procera var. paludosa Rodway; Tasman. Fl.: 283 (1903)
= Stegania minor R.Br.; Prodr. Fl. Nov. Holland. 153 (1810)
species :
Parablechnum monomorphum (R.C.Moran & B.Øllg.) Gasper & Salino; Phytotaxa 275(3): 216 (2016)
Distribution: Colombia (Antioquia, Cauca); Ecuador; Peru; Bolivia (La Paz)
82 CLM 83 BOL ECU PER
Synonyms: hidden
= Blechnum monomorphum R.C.Moran & B.Øllg.; Nordic J. Bot. 15(2): 177 (1995)
species :
Parablechnum montanum (T.C.Chambers & P.A.Farrant) Gasper & Salino; Phytotaxa 275(3): 216 (2016)
Name: Mountain kiokio, Dunedin-Cass blechnum
Distribution: New Zealand (North Isl., South Isl.); Chatham Isl.; Antipodes Isl.; Auckland Isl.; Campbell Isl.
51 ATP AUC CTM NZL 91 CMP
Synonyms: hidden
= Blechnum montanum T.C.Chambers & P.A.Farrant; (1998)
species :
Parablechnum moranianum (A.Rojas) Gasper & Salino; Phytotaxa 275(3): 216 (2016)
Distribution: Costa Rica
80 COS
Synonyms: hidden
= Blechnum moranianum A.Rojas; Brittonia 58(4): 388 (2006)
species :
Parablechnum nesophilum (T.C.Chambers & P.A.Farrant) Gasper & Salino; Phytotaxa 275(3): 216 (2016)
Distribution: New Guinea (Papua New Guinea); Bismarck Arch. (New Britain, New Ireland, Lihir Isl., Admiralty Isl.); Solomon Isl. (Kolombangara, San Christoval, Guadalcanal); Santa Cruz Isl.
42 NWG 43 BIS SOL 60 SCZ
Synonyms: hidden
= Blechnum nesophilum T.C.Chambers & P.A.Farrant; Blumea 46(2): 322 (2001)
species :
Parablechnum novae-zelandiae (T.C.Chambers & P.A.Farrant) Gasper & Salino; Phytotaxa 275(3): 216 (2016)
Name: Swamp kiokio
Distribution: New Zealand (North Isl., South Isl., Three Kings Isl., Stewart Isl.); Kermadec Isl.; Chatham Isl.
51 CTM KER NZL
Synonyms: hidden
= Blechnum novae-zelandiae T.C.Chambers & P.A.Farrant; (1998)
species :
Parablechnum obtusum (R.C.Moran & A.R.Sm.) Gasper & Salino; Phytotaxa 275(3): 217 (2016)
Distribution: Colombia (Boyacá, Caldas, Cauca, Cundinamarca, Nariño); Venezuela (Lara, Merida, Trujillo)
82 CLM VEN
Synonyms: hidden
= Blechnum obtusum R.C.Moran & A.R.Sm.; Brittonia 57(3): 237 (2005)
species :
Parablechnum pacificum (Lorence & A.R.Sm.) Gasper & Salino; Phytotaxa 275(3): 217 (2016)
Distribution: Cook Isl. (Rarotonga); Marquesas Isl. (Nuku Hiva, Ua Pou, Hiva Oa, Tahuata, Fatu Hiva); Society Isl. (Moorea, Raiatea, Tahiti); Austral Isl. (Rapa Iti)
61 AUI COO MRQ SCI
Synonyms: hidden
= Blechnum pacificum Lorence & A.R.Sm.; PhytoKeys 4: 8 (2011)
species :
Parablechnum paucipinna A.R.Sm.; Phytotaxa 292(1): 66 (2017)
Distribution: Venezuela
82 VEN
species :
Parablechnum pazense (M.Kessler & A.R.Sm.) Gasper & Salino; Phytotaxa 275(3): 217 (2016)
Distribution: Bolivia (La Paz)
83 BOL
Synonyms: hidden
= Blechnum pazense M.Kessler & A.R.Sm.; Amer. Fern J. 97(2): 73 (2007)
species :
Parablechnum procerum (G.Forst.) C.Presl; Abh. Königl. Böhm. Ges. Wiss. 5(6) (Epim. Bot.): 109 (1851)
Distribution: New Zealand (North Isl., South Isl., Stewart Isl.); Chatham Isl.; Antipodes Isl.; Auckland Isl.; ?[Western] Samoa (?Savai´i); Campbell Isl.
51 ATP AUC CTM NZL 91 CMP
Synonyms: hidden
= Asplenium procerum (G.Forst.) Bernh.; Schrift. Akad. Erfurt 17 (1802)
= Blechnopteris procera (G.Forst.) Trevis.; Atti Reale Ist. Veneto Sci. Lett. Arti, ser. 2, 2: 166 (1851)
= Blechnum capense var. procerum (G.Forst.) Bonap.; Notes Ptéridol. 4: 98 (1917)
= Blechnum procerum (G.Forst.) Sw.; J. Bot. (Schrader) 1800(2): 75 (1801)
= Lomaria duplicata Potts; Trans. & Proc. New Zealand Inst. 9: 491 (1877)
= Lomaria latifolia Colenso; Tasmanian J. Nat. Sci. 2: 175 (1844)
= Lomaria procera (G.Forst.) Spreng.; Syst. Veg. ed. 16, 4(1): 65 (1827)
= Lonchitis-aspera capensis var. procera (G.Forst.) Farw.; Amer. Midl. Naturalist 12: 276 (1931)
= Onoclea procera (G.Forst.) Spreng.; J. Bot. (Schrader) 1799(2): 267 (1799)
= Osmunda procera G.Forst.; Fl. Ins. Austr. 78 (1786)
= Spicanta capensis var. procera (G.Forst.) Kuntze; Revis. Gen. Pl. 3(3): 381 (1898)
= Stegania procera (G.Forst.) R.Br.; Prodr. Fl. Nov. Holland. 153 (1810)
species :
Parablechnum proliferum (Rosenst.) Gasper & Salino; Phytotaxa 275(3): 217 (2016)
Distribution: Costa Rica; Panama; Colombia (Antioquia, Boyacá, Caldas, Cauca, Chocó, Huila, Nariño, Putumayo, Risaralda, Santander, Valle); Guyana; Bolivia (Cochabamba, La Paz); Brazil (Minas Gerais, Rio de Janeiro, São Paulo)
80 COS PAN 82 CLM GUY 83 BOL 84 BRA
Synonyms: hidden
= Blechnum proliferum Rosenst.; Hedwigia 46: 91 (1906)
= Blechnum tenuifolium Rosenst.; Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 22: 7 (1925)
= Blechnum viviparum (Broadh.) C.Chr.; Index Filic., Suppl. (1906-1912): 17 (1913)
= Struthiopteris vivipara Broadh.; Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 39: 381 (1912)
species :
Parablechnum prostratum J.Murillo & L.A.Triana; Phytotaxa 603(2): 184 (2023)
Distribution: Colombia (Cauca, Nariño, Putumayo)
82 CLM
species :
Parablechnum puniceum (T.C.Chambers, P.J.Edwards & R.J.Johns) Gasper & Salino; Phytotaxa 275(3): 217 (2016)
Distribution: New Guinea (Irian Jaya: Mt. Jaya)
42 NWG
Synonyms: hidden
= Blechnum puniceum T.C.Chambers, P.J.Edwards & R.J.Johns; Kew Bull. 60(4): 598 (2005 publ. 2006)
species :
Parablechnum reflexum (Rosenst. ex M.Kessler & A.R.Sm.) Gasper & Salino; Phytotaxa 275(3): 217 (2016)
Distribution: Bolivia (Cochabamba, La Paz)
83 BOL
Synonyms: hidden
= Blechnum reflexum Rosenst. ex M.Kessler & A.R.Sm.; Amer. Fern J. 97(2): 74 (2007)
species :
Parablechnum repens (M.Kessler & A.R.Sm.) Gasper & Salino; Phytotaxa 275(3): 217 (2016)
Distribution: Bolivia (La Paz)
83 BOL
Conservation Status: known only from type
Synonyms: hidden
= Blechnum repens M.Kessler & A.R.Sm.; Amer. Fern J. 97(2): 75 (2007)
species :
Parablechnum revolutum (Alderw.) Gasper & Salino; Phytotaxa 275(3): 217 (2016)
Distribution: Philippines (Mindanao); New Guinea (Papua New Guinea, Irian Jaya)
42 NWG PHI
Synonyms: hidden
= Blechnum archboldii C.Chr.; Brittonia 2: 288 (1937)
= Blechnum revolutum (Alderw.) C.Chr.; Index Filic., Suppl. Tert.: 46 (1934)
= Lomaria revoluta Alderw.; Nova Guinea 14: 31 (1924)
= Struthiopteris revoluta (Alderw.) Ching; Sunyatsenia 5: 243 (1940)
species :
Parablechnum rheophyticum (R.C.Moran) Gasper & Salino; Phytotaxa 275(3): 217 (2016)
Distribution: Colombia (Antioquia, Nariño); Ecuador
82 CLM 83 ECU
Synonyms: hidden
= Blechnum rheophyticum R.C.Moran; Nordic J. Bot. 15(1): 52 (1995)
species :
Parablechnum roraimense V.A.O.Dittrich & Gasper; Phytotaxa 292(1): 69 (2017)
Distribution: Guyana
82 GUY
species :
Parablechnum schiedeanum (Schltdl. ex C.Presl) Gasper & Salino; Phytotaxa 275(3): 217 (2016)
Distribution: Mexico (Chiapas, Guerrero, Hidalgo, Mexico State, Oaxaca, Puebla, Veracruz); Guatemala; El Salvador; Honduras; Nicaragua; Costa Rica; Panama; Colombia (Antioquia, Boyacá, Caquetá, Cauca, Chocó, Cundinamarca, Huila, Meta, Nariño, Putumayo, Santander, Tolima, Valle); Ecuador
79 MEX 80 COS ELS GUA HON NIC PAN 82 CLM 83 ECU
Remarks: cordatum agg., see Wal et al. 2021
Synonyms: hidden
= Blechnum acrodontum (Fée) C.Chr.; Index Filic. 150 (1905)
= Blechnum capense var. danaeaceum (Kunze) Domin; Biblioth. Bot. 20: 117 (1915)
= Blechnum costaricensis (Christ) C.Chr.; Index Filic. 152 (1905)
= Blechnum danaeaceum (Kunze) Christ; Primit. Fl. Costar. 3: 22 (1901)
= Blechnum schiedeanum (Schltdl. ex C.Presl) Hieron.; Hedwigia 47: 239 (1908)
= Blechnum schiedeanum var. spinulososerrulatum Hieron.; Hedwigia 47: 239 (1908)
= Lomaria acrodonta Fée; Mém. Foug. 8 (Icon. Esp. Nouv.): 70 (1857)
= Lomaria costaricensis Christ; Bull. Herb. Boissier, sér, 2, 4: 1092 (1904) (non Baker (1874))
= Lomaria danaeacea Kunze; Linnaea 18: 326 (1844)
= Lomaria longifolia Schltdl. ex M.Martens & Galeotti; Mém. Acad. Roy. Sci. Bruxelles 15: 49 (1842) (non Kaulf. (1824))
= Lomaria schiedeana Schltdl. ex C.Presl; Tent. Pterid. 143 (1836), nomen
= Lomaria spectabilis Liebm.; Kongel. Danske Vidensk. Selsk. Skr., Naturvidensk. Math. Afh., ser. 5, 1: 235 (seors. 83) (1849)
= Struthiopteris costaricensis (Christ) Broadh.; Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 39: 363 (1912)
= Struthiopteris danaeacea (Kunze) Broadh.; Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 39: 364 (1912)
= Struthiopteris schiedeana (Schltdl. ex C.Presl) Broadh.; Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 39: 370 (1912)
species :
Parablechnum sessilifolium (Klotzsch ex Christ) Gasper & Salino; Phytotaxa 275(3): 217 (2016)
Distribution: Honduras; Costa Rica; Colombia (Boyacá, Cundinamarca, Risaralda)
80 COS HON 82 CLM
Synonyms: hidden
= Blechnum sessilifolium (Klotzsch ex Christ) C.Chr.; Index Filic. 159 (1905)
= Lomaria sessilifolia Klotzsch ex Christ; Bull. Herb. Boissier, sér, 2, 4: 1092 (1904)
= Struthiopteris sessilifolia (Klotzsch ex Christ) Broadh.; Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 39: 373 (1912)
species :
Parablechnum smilodon (M.Kessler & Lehnert) Gasper & Salino; Phytotaxa 275(3): 217 (2016)
Distribution: Bolivia (Cochabamba, La Paz)
83 BOL
Synonyms: hidden
= Blechnum smilodon M.Kessler & Lehnert; Amer. Fern J. 97(2): 76 (2007)
species :
Parablechnum squamatum (M.Kessler & A.R.Sm.) Gasper & Salino; Phytotaxa 275(3): 217 (2016)
Distribution: Bolivia (Cochabamba, La Paz)
83 BOL
Synonyms: hidden
= Blechnum squamatum M.Kessler & A.R.Sm.; Amer. Fern J. 97(2): 78 (2007)
species :
Parablechnum squamosissimum (A.Rojas) Gasper & Salino; Phytotaxa 275(3): 217 (2016)
Distribution: El Salvador
80 ELS
Synonyms: hidden
= Blechnum squamosissimum A.Rojas; Mét. Ecol. Sist. 3(1): 37 (2008)
species :
Parablechnum stipitellatum (Sodiro) Gasper & Salino; Phytotaxa 275(3): 217 (2016)
Distribution: Colombia (Antioquia, Huila, Nariño, Putumayo, Risaralda); Venezuela (Bolívar); Guyana; Ecuador; Peru
82 CLM GUY VEN 83 ECU PER
Synonyms: hidden
= Blechnum rubicundum Hieron.; Hedwigia 47: 242, t. 4, f. 16 (1908)
= Blechnum stipitellatum (Sodiro) C.Chr.; Index Filic. 160 (1905)
= Lomaria stipitellata Sodiro; Crypt. Vasc. Quit. 29 (1883)
species :
Parablechnum striatum (Sw.) Gasper & V.A.O.Dittrich; Rodriguésia 75(e01122023): 2 (2024)
Distribution: Saba; Nevis; St. Kitts; Montserrat; Guadeloupe; Dominica; Martinique; St. Lucia; St. Vincent; Grenada
81 DOM GDL GRE MAR MTS SAB STK STL STV
Synonyms: hidden
= Blechnum nesioticum K.U.Kramer; Acta Bot. Neerl. 9: 299 (1960)
= Blechnum ryanii (Kaulf.) Hieron.; Hedwigia 47: 245 (1908)
= Blechnum striatum (Sw.) C.Chr.; Index Filic. 160 (1905) (non R. Br.)
= Lomaria ryanii Kaulf.; Enum. Filic. 155 (1824)
= Lomaria striata (Sw.) Willd.; Sp. Pl., ed. 4, 5: 291 (1810)
= Lonchitis-aspera capensis var. striata (Sw.) Farw.; Amer. Midl. Naturalist 12: 277 (1931)
= Onoclea striata Sw.; Syn. Fil. 304, 422 (1806)
= Parablechnum ryanii (Kaulf.) Gasper & Salino; Phytotaxa 275(3): 217 (2016)
= Struthiopteris striata (Sw.) Broadh.; Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 39: 375 (1912)
species :
Parablechnum stuebelii (Hieron.) Gasper & Salino; Phytotaxa 275(3): 217 (2016)
Distribution: Colombia (Boyacá, Cauca, Huila, Nariño, Risaralda, Valle); Venezuela (Tachira, Trujillo); Ecuador
82 CLM VEN 83 ECU
Synonyms: hidden
= Blechnum stuebelii Hieron.; Hedwigia 47: 241, t. 4, f. 14 (1908)
species :
Parablechnum subcordatum (E.Fourn.) Gasper & Salino; Phytotaxa 275(3): 217 (2016)
Distribution: New Caledonia
60 NWC
Synonyms: hidden
= Blechnum subcordatum (E.Fourn.) Brownlie; Fl. Nouv.-Caléd. 3: 248, t. 32, f. 1-2 (1969)
= Lomaria subcordata E.Fourn.; Ann. Sci. Nat., Bot., sér. V, 18: 316 (1873)
species :
Parablechnum triangularifolium (T.C.Chambers & P.A.Farrant) Gasper & Salino; Phytotaxa 275(3): 217 (2016)
Name: Green Bay blechnum
Distribution: New Zealand (North Isl., South Isl.); Chatham Isl.
51 CTM NZL
Synonyms: hidden
= Blechnum triangularifolium T.C.Chambers & P.A.Farrant; New Zealand J. Bot. 36(1): 14 (1998)
species :
Parablechnum tuerckheimii (Brause) Gasper & Salino; Phytotaxa 275(3): 217 (2016)
Distribution: Hispaniola (Haiti, Dominican Republic)
81 HIS
Synonyms: hidden
= Blechnum tuerckheimii Brause; Urban, Symb. Ant. 7: 169 (1911)
= Struthiopteris tuerckheimii (Brause) Maxon; J. Washington Acad. Sci. 14: 89 (1924)
species :
Parablechnum usterianum (Christ) Gasper & Salino; Phytotaxa 275(3): 217 (2016)
Distribution: Brazil (Minas Gerais, Paraná, Rio Grande do Sul, Santa Catarina, São Paulo)
84 BRA
Synonyms: hidden
= Blechnum capense var. limosum Rosenst.; Hedwigia 56: 362 (1915)
= Blechnum usterianum (Christ) C.Chr.; Index Filic., Suppl. Prelim.: 8 (1917)
= Lomaria usteriana Christ; A. Usteri, Fl. Umgebung São Paulo: 135 (1911)
species :
Parablechnum varians (E.Fourn.) Wal, S.Molino & Gabriel y Galán; Bot. Complutensis 45: 5 (2021)
Distribution: Mexico
79 MEX
Remarks: cordatum agg., different from P. schiedeanum fide Wal et al. 2021
Synonyms: hidden
= Blechnum varians (E.Fourn.) C.Chr.; Index Filic. 161 (1905)
= Lomaria varians E.Fourn.; Mexic. Pl.1: 113 (1872)
species :
Parablechnum vestitum (Blume) Gasper & Salino; Phytotaxa 275(3): 217 (2016)
Distribution: peninsular Malaysia (Perak, etc.); Sumatra; Borneo (Sabah, Sarawak, Kalimantan); Sulawesi; Palawan; Philippines (widespread); Java; ?Lesser Sunda Isl.; Moluccas (Ternate); New Guinea (Papua New Guinea); Bismarck Arch. (New Ireland)
42 BOR JAW MLY MOL NWG PHI PLW SUL SUM 43 BIS
Remarks: includes records for ´B. capense´ from Asia and Pacific
Synonyms: hidden
= Blechnum pyrophilum (Blume) C.V.Morton; Contr. U.S. Nat. Herb. 38: 249 (1973)
= Blechnum vestitum (Blume) Kuhn; Ann. Mus. Bot. Lugduno-Batavi 4: 284 (1869)
= Lomaria glandulifera Heward ex Houlston & T.Moore; Gard. Mag. Bot. 3: 227 (1851)
= Lomaria pyrophila Blume; Enum. Pl. Javae 2: 204 (1828), non Blechnum pyrophyllum Blume 1828
= Lomaria rotundifolia Blume; Enum. Pl. Javae 2: 204 (1828)
= Lomaria vestita Blume; Enum. Pl. Javae 2: 203 (1828)
species :
Parablechnum wattsii (Tindale) Gasper & Salino; Phytotaxa 275(3): 217 (2016)
Distribution: Australia (South Australia, E-Queensland, Victoria, New South Wales, Australian Capital Territory, Tasmania)
50 AUS
Synonyms: hidden
= Blechnum capense var. vestitum (Blume) Domin; Biblioth. Bot. 20: 116 (1914)
= Blechnum wattsii Tindale; Contr. New South Wales Natl. Herb. 3: 247 (1963)
species :
Parablechnum werffii (R.C.Moran) Gasper & Salino; Phytotaxa 275(3): 217 (2016)
Distribution: Costa Rica; Panama; Colombia (Antioquia, Boyacá, Cauca, Tolima)
80 COS PAN 82 CLM
Synonyms: hidden
= Blechnum werffii R.C.Moran; Novon 2: 132 (1992)
species :
Parablechnum wohlgemuthii M.Kessler & A.R.Sm.; Phytotaxa 334(2): 113 (2018)
Distribution: Bolivia (La Paz)
83 BOL
Remarks: known only from type collection
species :
Parablechnum wurunuran (Parris) Gasper & Salino; Phytotaxa 275(3): 217 (2016)
Distribution: Australia (NE-Queensland)
50 AUS
Synonyms: hidden
= Blechnum capense var. appendiculatum Domin; Biblioth. Bot. 20: 115 (1914)
= Blechnum wurunuran Parris; Proc. Roy. Soc. Queensl. 86: 157 (1975)
= Lomaria eximia F.Muell.; Fragm. 5: 188 (1866)
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