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Tmesipteris
Also called Chain Ferns
Tmesipteris, the hanging fork ferns, is a genus of ferns from Australia, New Zealand and New Caledonia that grow as epiphytes on tree fern trunks in damp forest. They need shade, humidity and a moist, airy root mat, and are mainly grown in conditions that copy their native rainforest.
Tmesipteris, the hanging fork ferns, is a genus of ferns, 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.
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