Ptisana salicina
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Ptisana salicina, or king fern, is a species of fern native to Norfolk Island, New Zealand and the South Pacific. Large and robust with a distinctive tropical appearance, it has fronds up to 5 metres (16 feet +/-) tall that arise from a starchy base that was a traditional food for the Maori.[2] It has several other common names including para, tawhiti-para, and horseshoe fern.
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Ptisana salicina | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Division: | Polypodiophyta |
Class: | Polypodiopsida |
Order: | Marattiales |
Family: | Marattiaceae |
Genus: | Ptisana |
Species: | P. salicina |
Binomial name | |
Ptisana salicina (Sm.) Murdock | |
Synonyms[1] | |
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