Elaphoglossum nervosum

Elaphoglossum nervosum, the veined tongue-fern, is a herbaceous plant, a member of the Dryopteridaceae family.

Description
It is a fern with short, scaly, black, sterile leaves approximately 12-25 cm long.

Distribution
It is an endemic species to St. Helena.

Taxonomy
It was named by Jean Baptiste Bory de Saint-Vincent,. In: Mon. 50, t. 13. in 1899.