Sphaeropteris feani
Species of fern
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Sphaeropteris feani is a species of tree fern native to the Marquesas Islands and Solomon Islands in the South Pacific.[1]
| Sphaeropteris feani | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Embryophytes |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Division: | Polypodiophyta |
| Class: | Polypodiopsida |
| Order: | Cyatheales |
| Family: | Cyatheaceae |
| Genus: | Sphaeropteris |
| Species: | S. feani |
| Binomial name | |
| Sphaeropteris feani (E.D.Br.) R.M.Tryon (1970) | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
|
Cyathea feani E.D.Br. (1931) | |
In the Marquesas Islands Sphaeropteris feani, together with the tree Hernandia nukuhivensis and the tree fern Cyathea affinis, is predominant in humid montane forests from 800 to 1000 meters elevation.[2]