- Doodia media
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Doodia media 
Scientific classification Kingdom: Plantae Division: Pteridophyta Class: Pteridopsida Order: Blechnales Family: Blechnaceae
(C. Presl) Copel.Genus: Doodia Species: D. media Binomial name Doodia media
(Parris) ParrisSynonyms - Doodia media subsp. australis
- Doodia australis
Doodia media, also known as rasp fern (or pukupuku in Māori),[1] is a species of fern in the Blechnaceae family. The genus authority is R. Br..[2] Distribution of the species includes New Zealand's North Island and the upper part of the South Island (Nelson and Marlborough).[1] It is also found in Australia and Lord Howe Island.[3]
Flavonoids colour the tips of young fronds pink.
Young fronds contain flavonoids that protect them from ultraviolet radiation and give them a pink colour.[1]
See also
- Doodia mollis
References
- New Zealand journal of botany. 2006. vol. 18
Line notes
- ^ a b c Crowe, A. (1994). Which Native Fern?, p. 37. Auckland: Viking. ISBN 0670855499.
- ^ New Zealand journal of botany. 2006
- ^ http://plantnet.rbgsyd.nsw.gov.au/cgi-bin/NSWfl.pl?page=nswfl&lvl=sp&name=Doodia~australis
Categories:- Doodia
- Fern species
- Ferns of New Zealand
- Flora of New South Wales
- Flora of Queensland
- Flora of Victoria (Australia)
- Flora of Lord Howe Island
- Fern stubs
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