Angiopteris Evecta - Australia, New Guinea, Polynesia

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Angiopteris evecta, commonly known as the Giant Fern, is a rare plant occurring in eastern and northern . Also found growing in nearby islands such as and various places in and . Listed as by extinction in , where it has been recorded growing in sub tropical rainforest, in the valley of the . It is an invasive species in . Angiopteris evecta is the of the genus . It was originally described as Polypodium evectum by in 1786, before being reclassified and given its current binomial name in 1796 by . The species name is the adjective evectus "swollen" or "inflated". Common names include giant fern , king fern, oriental vessel fern, and mule's foot fern.