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chain ferns

Tmesipteris

Tmesipteris the "hanging fork fern", is a genus of fern-like vascular plants, one of two genera in the family Psilotaceae, order Psilotales (the other being Psilotum). Tmesipteris is restricted to certain lands in the Southern Pacific, notably Australia, New Zealand and New Caledonia. In New Zealand this hanging epiphyte is common in the warm temperate rain forests of both main islands, where it can normally be found as short spiky dark-green fronds (10–15 cm long), often with...

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18 branches of this genus, most-observed first

Tmesipteris elongata

speciesTmesipteris elongata

Fork Fern

speciesTmesipteris tannensis

Tmesipteris lanceolata

speciesTmesipteris lanceolata

long forkfern

speciesTmesipteris obliqua

Tmesipteris sigmatifolia

speciesTmesipteris sigmatifolia

Fork Fern

speciesTmesipteris truncata

small forkfern

speciesTmesipteris parva

oval fork-fern

speciesTmesipteris ovata

Tmesipteris horomaka

speciesTmesipteris horomaka

Tmesipteris norfolkensis

speciesTmesipteris norfolkensis

Tmesipteris vieillardii

speciesTmesipteris vieillardii

Tmesipteris eucampta

speciesTmesipteris eucampta

Tmesipteris gracilis

speciesTmesipteris gracilis

Tmesipteris alticola

speciesTmesipteris alticola

Tmesipteris zamorarum

speciesTmesipteris zamorarum

Tmesipteris solomonensis

speciesTmesipteris solomonensis

Tmesipteris vanuatensis

speciesTmesipteris vanuatensis

Tmesipteris oblongifolia

speciesTmesipteris oblongifolia

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