Ptisana salicina or king fern is a species of fern native to Australia and the South Pacific. Large and robust with a distinctive tropical appearance it has fronds up to 5 metres (16 feet +/-) tall that arise from a starchy base that was a traditional food for the Maori. It has several other common names including para tawhiti-para and horseshoe fern.
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