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Angiopteris evecta, commonly known as the king fern, giant fern, elephant fern, oriental vessel fern, Madagascar tree fern, or mule's foot fern, is a very large rainforest fern in the family Marattiaceae native to most parts of Southeast Asia and Oceania. It has a history dating back about 300 million years, and is believed to have the longest ...
Ptisana salicina, or king fern, is a species of fern native to Norfolk Island, New Zealand and the South Pacific. Large and robust with a distinctive tropical appearance, it has fronds up to 5 metres (16 feet +/-) tall that arise from a starchy base that was a traditional food for the Maori. [ 2 ]
The king fern grows alongside streams, in rainforest gullies and other wet spots in tall open forest. Occasionally it is found in drier sites in rock crevices among sandstone or granite cliffs or rockfaces. [5] Todea barbara showing trunk King Fern closeup of frond.
King fern is a common name for several ferns and may refer to: Ptisana salicina; Todea barbara, native to southeastern Australia, New Zealand, and South Africa
Fern genera and species native to Africa. Pages in category "Ferns of Africa" The following 39 pages are in this category, out of 39 total.
Platycerium is a genus of about 18 fern species in the polypod family, Polypodiaceae. Ferns in this genus are widely known as staghorn or elkhorn ferns due to their uniquely shaped fronds. This genus is epiphytic and is native to tropical and temperate areas of South America, Africa, Southeast Asia, Australia, and New Guinea. [1]
Keeled tassel-fern: QLD Phlegmariurus dalhousieanus: Blue tassel-fern: QLD Phlegmariurus filiformus: Rat's tail tassel-fern: QLD Phreatia paleata syn. Eria paleata: An orchid: Norfolk Island Pimelea spicata: Spiked rice-flower: NSW Pimelea venosa: Bolivia Hill rice-flower: NSW Pityrodia scabra: Wyalkatchem foxglove: WA Planchonella costata ...
Lygodium microphyllum (commonly known as, variously, climbing maidenhair fern, [3] Old World climbing fern, [3] small-leaf climbing fern, [3] or snake fern [3]) is a climbing fern originating in tropical Africa, Southeast Asia, Melanesia and Australia. [3] It is an invasive weed [7] in Florida [8] where it invades