Common name: Long Fork Fern
Tmesipteris obliqua Chinnock APNI* Synonyms: Tmesipteris billardieri Endl. APNI*
Tmesipteris billardierei Endl. APNI*
Description: Pendent epiphyte, aerial stems usually unbranched, 15–65 cm long, smooth at the base except for a single groove on the upper surface; leaves reducing in size towards apex of stem.
Leaves broad-oblong to oblong, 20–30 mm long, 4–8 mm wide, apex truncate, base asymmetric, the midvein ending in a fine point.
Synangia large, 5–7 mm long, with acute apices.
Distribution and occurrence: Usually epiphytic on treeferns; in rainforest, chiefly in the ranges, south from the Blue Mtns.
NSW subdivisions: CC, SC, CT, ST
Other Australian states: Vic. Tas.
Text by Peter G. Wilson
Taxon concept: R.J. Chinnock (1998)
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