English: Brazilian dwarf tree fern: Red Brazilian tree fern; Red dwarf tree fern.
Synonym:
Blechnum brasiliense.
Clades: Blechnoideae,
Blechnaceae, aspleniales;
Aspleniidae.
Region: South America, Brasil, Uruguay, Argentina, Paraguay; Peru, Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Venezuela, Guyana; Guatemala.
Habitat: warm and humid subtropical forests, Atlantic forest, Amazon area; intolerant of frost.
Use: ornamental
BotanyFern; tree like.
Root: erect rhizome; thin stipe-stubbed trunk up to 30 cm tall.
Leaves: striking deep red color to pinkish-red when young, later glossy green.
TaxonomyThe Pteridophyte
Phylogeny Group classification of 2016 accepted Neoblechnum. Other sources Include it into a broadly defined Blechnum.