Ptisana howeana

Ptisana howeana is a rare fern endemic to Lord Howe Island, occasionally found in cultivation. The local names are horse shoe fern or king fern. A large plant, though not particularly tall. The fronds grow to four metres long.

Lord Howe Island king fern
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Class: Polypodiopsida
Order: Marattiales
Family: Marattiaceae
Genus: Ptisana
Species:
P. howeana
Binomial name
Ptisana howeana
(W.R.B.Oliv.) Murdock
Synonyms

The habitat is near streams in dense forest at the southern part of Lord Howe Island, near Mount Lidgbird and Mount Gower.

References

    • "Marattia howeana=PlantNET - NSW Flora Online". Retrieved 2010-04-11.


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