| 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 |
| Binomial name | |
| Ptisana howeana (W.R.B.Oliv.) Murdock | |
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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.
The habitat is near streams in dense forest at the southern part of Lord Howe Island, near Mount Lidgbird and Mount Gower.
References
- "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.
| Taxon identifiers | |
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| Ptisana howeana | |
| Marattia howeana | |
| Marattia fraxinea var. howeana | |
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