Leptopteris superba

Prince of Wales feather
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Plantae
Division:Pteridophyta
Class:Polypodiopsida/Pteridopsida
(disputed)
Order:Osmundales
Family:Osmundaceae
Genus:Leptopteris
Species: L. superba
Binomial name
Leptopteris superba
Synonyms[1]
  • Osmunda superba (Colenso) J.B.Armstr.
  • Todea superba Colenso

Leptopteris superba, commonly called Prince of Wales feathers or common crape fern, is a fern in the genus Leptopteris. It can be found in both New Zealand and Australia. It is characterized by having large fronds (around a meter in length) with large sporangia on their undersides. The shape of the fronds is elliptical (similar to that of Ostrich Fern). It grows from wet lowlands to montane forests.[2]

References

  1. ↑ "Leptopteris superba (Colenso) C.Presl, 1847". New Zealand Organisms Register. Landcare Research, Alan Herbarium. Retrieved 30 December 2015.
  2. ↑ "Leptopteris superba (Prince of Wales Fern)". T.E.R.R.A.I.N. Taranaki Educational Resource: Research, Analysis and Information Network. Retrieved 30 December 2015.


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