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Todea papuana

Todea papuana, the Papuan king fern is a species of fern known only from Papua-New Guinea. It is a rather large species up to 2 m tall, with sporangia borne on the leaves.

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Todea papuana
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Embryophytes
Clade: Tracheophytes
Division: Polypodiophyta
Class: Polypodiopsida
Order: Osmundales
Family: Osmundaceae
Genus: Todea
Species:
T. papuana
Binomial name
Todea papuana
Hennipman

Todea papuana, the Papuan king fern1 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

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  1. Hennipman, Blumea 16(1): 105, f. 1 105 1968.
  2. Athens Conservancy