Tmesipteris elongata
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| Tmesipteris elongata | |
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| near Otira, New Zealand | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Division: | Polypodiophyta |
| Class: | Polypodiopsida |
| Order: | Psilotales |
| Family: | Psilotaceae |
| Genus: | Tmesipteris |
| Species: | T. elongata |
| Binomial name | |
| Tmesipteris elongata | |
Tmesipteris elongata is a fern endemic to south eastern Australia and New Zealand. Often seen growing on soft tree ferns in moist valleys.[1] It was first described by Pierre Augustin Dangeard in 1891.[1] In Victoria, Australia it is considered critically endangered.[2]
