Leptopteris superba
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Leptopteris superba
Leptopteris superba
Leptopteris superba is a fern in the genus Leptopteris. It can be found in Australia. It is characterized by having large fronds with large sporangia on their undersides. is elliptical...

is a fern in the genus Leptopteris
Leptopteris
The fern genus Leptopteris is a small group of plants found growing in the Pacific Islands, New Guinea and Australia. They are similar to ferns in the related genus Todea.Species include:* L. alpina* L. fraseri - Crepe Fern, Australia...

. It can be found in Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...

. It is characterized by having large fronds (around a meter in length) with large sporangia on their undersides. The shape of the fronds is elliptical (similar to that of Ostrich Fern). It grows from wet lowlands to montane forests.

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