Haplopteris elongata
Appearance
Tape fern | |
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Watagans National Park, Australia | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Division: | Polypodiophyta |
Class: | Polypodiopsida |
Order: | Polypodiales |
Family: | Pteridaceae |
Genus: | Haplopteris |
Species: | H. elongata
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Binomial name | |
Haplopteris elongata (Sw.) E.H.Crane
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Synonyms | |
Vittaria elongata Sw. |
Haplopteris elongata, commonly known as the tape fern, is a species of epiphytic fern. In eastern Australia, it grows in rainforests from the Watagan Hills in the south,[1] to tropical Queensland in the north.
References
- ^ Vittaria elongata, PlantNet NSW Flora Online. text by Peter G. Wilson, retrieved June 15, 2016