Abrupttip maiden fern

(Christella augescens)

Description

Christella is a genus of around 50 species of ferns. Named after Konrad H. Christ, a Swiss botanist. The distribution of these plants is mostly in the tropics and sub tropical areas. An Australian example is C. dentata.

Taxonomic tree:

Domain:

Kingdom: Plantae

Phylum: Pteridophyta

Class: Polypodiopsida

Order:Polypodiales

Family:Thelypteridaceae

Genus:Christella

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