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Todea papuana
Scientific classification
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Polypodiopsida /
 Pteridopsida (disputed)
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T. papuana
Binomial name
Todea papuana
Hennipman

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

  1. ^ Hennipman, Blumea 16(1): 105, f. 1 105 1968.
  2. ^ Athens Conservancy