Callistopteris bauerianum, known as the large filmy fern and Bauer's bristle fern,[citation needed] is a fern in the family Hymenophyllaceae.[1] The specific epithet honours the Austrian botanical artist, Frederick Lucas Bauer (1760–1826), who collected plants on Norfolk Island in 1804–1805.[2]
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Division: | Polypodiophyta |
| Class: | Polypodiopsida |
| Order: | Hymenophyllales |
| Family: | Hymenophyllaceae |
| Genus: | Callistopteris |
| Species: | C. baueriana
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| Binomial name | |
| Callistopteris baueriana | |
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Description
editThe plant is a terrestrial or lithophytic fern. It has a short, erect rhizome, supported by coarse roots, with dark brown, filiform scales. Its tripinnate fronds combine a 5–25 cm tall stipe with a lanceolate lamina 10–30 cm long.[2]
Distribution and habitat
editThe fern is endemic to Australia's subtropical Lord Howe and Norfolk Islands in the Tasman Sea; it grows in deep shade beside forest streams.[2]
References
edit- ^ a b c Hassler, Michael & Schmitt, Bernd (August 2019). "Callistopteris bauerianum". Checklist of Ferns and Lycophytes of the World. 8.10. Archived from the original on 2017-09-02. Retrieved 2019-10-04.
- ^ a b c " Cephalomanes bauerianum ". Flora of Australia Online. Australian Biological Resources Study (ABRS). Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2014-02-01. Data derived from Flora of Australia Volume 49 (1994)
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