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Cyathea brownii commonly known as the Norfolk tree fern or smooth tree fern is probably the largest tree fern species in the world. It is endemic to Norfolk Island in the Pacific Ocean near Australia and New Zealand. It is named after the botanist Robert Brown (1773-1858).

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class
Leptosporangiate fern
division
Pteridophyte
family
Cyatheaceae
genus
Cyathea sect. Sphaeropteris, Cyathea
kingdom
Plant
order
Cyatheales
synonym
*Alsophila excelsa (R. Brown ex Endlicher 1833), *Sphaeropteris excelsa (R. Brown ex Endlicher) Tryon 1970)

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