Vittaria ensiformis, commonly known as the tape fern, is a species of epiphytic fern. In eastern Australia, it grows in rainforests north from the Watagan Hills in the south, to tropical Queensland and the Northern Territory in the north.[1][2] This plant first appeared in scientific literature in 1799, published by the Swedish botanist Olof Swartz from a plant collected in Mauritius.
Tape fern | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Division: | Polypodiophyta |
Class: | Polypodiopsida |
Order: | Polypodiales |
Family: | Pteridaceae |
Genus: | Vittaria |
Species: | V. ensiformis
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Binomial name | |
Vittaria ensiformis | |
Synonyms | |
Haplopteris ensiformis (Sw.) E.H.Crane |
References
edit- ^ Peter G. Wilson. "Vittaria ensiformis". PlantNET - NSW Flora Online. Retrieved January 27, 2020.
- ^ "Vittaria ensiformis". Atlas of Living Australia. Retrieved January 27, 2020.