Todea papuana
Todea papuana | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Division: | Polypodiophyta |
Class: | Polypodiopsida |
Order: | Osmundales |
Family: | Osmundaceae |
Genus: | Todea |
Species: | T. papuana
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Binomial name | |
Todea papuana Hennipman
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Todea papuana, the Papuan king fern[1] is a species of fern known only from Papua-New Guinea. It is a rather large species up to 2 m (7 feet) tall, with sporangia borne on the leaves.[2]
References[]
- ^ Hennipman, Blumea 16(1): 105, f. 1 105 1968.
- ^ Athens Conservancy
Categories:
- Osmundales
- Ferns of Australasia
- Flora of New Guinea
- Plants described in 1968