king fern

Angiopteris evecta

Summary 2

Angiopteris evecta, commonly known as the giant fern, is a rare plant occurring in eastern and northern Australia and the Malay Peninsula. Also found growing in nearby islands such as Borneo, Sumatra, New Guinea and various places in Polynesia, Melanesia and Madagascar. Listed as endangered in New South Wales, where it has been recorded growing in sub tropical rainforest, in the valley of the Tweed River. It is an invasive species in Hawaii and Jamaica.

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  1. (c) Coley Cheng, alguns direitos reservados (CC BY-NC-SA), http://www.flickr.com/photos/71704061@N00/5608378276
  2. (c) Wikipedia, alguns direitos reservados (CC BY-SA), http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Angiopteris_evecta

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