Kingdom Plantae Class Polypodiopsida Family Osmundaceae Rank Species | Division Pteridophyta Order Osmundales Genus Leptopteris | |
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Leptopteris moorei is a fern in the Osmundaceae family. The specific epithet honours Charles Moore, Director of the Royal Botanic Gardens in Sydney from 1849 to 1896, who collected plants on Lord Howe Island in 1869.
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Description
The fern has a 20–30 cm high trunk. Its 2- or 3-pinnatifid fronds are 0.5–1 m long and 30–45 cm wide.
Distribution and habitat
The fern is endemic to Australia’s subtropical Lord Howe Island in the Tasman Sea; it only occurs on the summit of Mount Gower at the southern end of the island.
References
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