Sphaeropteris intermedia

Sphaeropteris intermedia
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Division: Polypodiophyta
Class: Polypodiopsida
Order: Cyatheales
Family: Cyatheaceae
Genus: Sphaeropteris
Species:
S. intermedia
Binomial name
Sphaeropteris intermedia
(Mett.) R.M.Tryon
Synonyms
  • Alsophila francii Rosenst.
  • Alsophila intermedia Mett.
  • Cyathea francii (Rosenst.) Domin
  • Cyathea intermedia (Mett.) Copel.

Sphaeropteris intermedia, synonym Cyathea intermedia, is a species of tree fern endemic to the east coast of New Caledonia. S. intermedia is the world's largest extant species of fern.