(Tectaria gaudichaudii)
The plant species is Tectaria gaudichaudii belongs to the head Tracheophyta, and was first described by Georg Heinrich Mettenius, and given the exact name of William Ralph Maxon. Tectaria gaudichaudii belongs to the genus Tectaria, and family Tectariaceae. Tectaria is a genus of fern in the family Tectariaceae, according to the Pteridophyte Phylogeny Group classification of 2016 (PPG I). Halberd fern is a common name for species in this genus.