Ptisana howeana is a rare fern endemic to Lord Howe Island, occasionally found in cultivation. The local names are horse shoe fern or king fern. A large plant, though not particularly tall. The fronds grow to four metres long.
| Lord Howe Island king fern | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Division: | Polypodiophyta |
| Class: | Polypodiopsida |
| Order: | Marattiales |
| Family: | Marattiaceae |
| Genus: | Ptisana |
| Species: | P. howeana
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| Binomial name | |
| Ptisana howeana (W.R.B.Oliv.) Murdock
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The habitat is near streams in dense forest at the southern part of Lord Howe Island, near Mount Lidgbird and Mount Gower.
References
edit- ^ "Ptisana howeana (W.R.B.Oliv.) Murdock". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 24 May 2024.
- "Marattia howeana=PlantNET - NSW Flora Online". Retrieved 2010-04-11.
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