Callistopteris baueriana | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Division: | Polypodiophyta |
Class: | Polypodiopsida |
Order: | Hymenophyllales |
Family: | Hymenophyllaceae |
Genus: | Callistopteris |
Species: | C. baueriana
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Binomial name | |
Callistopteris baueriana | |
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Callistopteris bauerianum, known as the large filmy fern and Bauer's bristle fern,[citation needed] is a fern in the family Hymenophyllaceae.[1] The specific epithet honours the Austrian botanical artist, Frederick Lucas Bauer (1760–1826), who collected plants on Norfolk Island in 1804–1805.[2]
The plant is a terrestrial or lithophytic fern. It has a short, erect rhizome, supported by coarse roots, with dark brown, filiform scales. Its tripinnate fronds combine a 5–25 cm tall stipe with a lanceolate lamina 10–30 cm long.[2]
The fern is endemic to Australia's subtropical Lord Howe and Norfolk Islands in the Tasman Sea; it grows in deep shade beside forest streams.[2]