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Tmesipteris truncata (aka Tmesipteris oblanceolata) is a fern endemic to eastern Australia. It is also known as a fork fern. The habitat of this primitive plant is under waterfalls, or in sandstone gullies or rainforests. It is often found growing on the base of the King Fern. Usually seen as an epiphyte or lithophyte, but it may also appear as a terrestrial plant. It is found as far south as Mount Dromedary.
The stems are 15 to 30 cm (5.9 to 11.8 in) long, mostly unbranched. Three or four grooves are at the base. The leaves grow shorter at the base, also shorter at the apex of the stems. Leaves are narrow linear to oblong in shape; 15 to 25 mm long, 2 to 5 mm wide. The midvein of the leaf ends in a thin point. Synangia are 3 to 5 mm long.
Tasmanian Fork Fern · Banks Peninsula fork fern · Long Forkfern · Oval Fork Fern · Small Forkfern · Fork Fern · Fork Ferns
Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Tmesipteris truncata by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts are shared under the same licence.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
