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]
| Todea papuana | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Division: | Polypodiophyta |
| Class: | Polypodiopsida |
| Order: | Osmundales |
| Family: | Osmundaceae |
| Genus: | Todea |
| Species: | T. papuana
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| Binomial name | |
| Todea papuana Hennipman
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References
edit- ^ Hennipman, Blumea 16(1): 105, f. 1 105 1968.
- ^ Athens Conservancy
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