Leptopteris moorei (Baker) Christ APNI* Description: Fern with trunk 20–30 cm tall.
Fronds delicate, 0.5–1 m long, 30–45 cm broad, 2- or 3-pinnate or pinnatisect; pinnules numerous, overlapping, lanceolate, bluntly denticulate.
Distribution and occurrence: Lord Howe Is. Endemic and confined to the summit of Mt Gower, vulnerable. Cloud forest.
NSW subdivisions: LHI
Text by E.A. Brown
Taxon concept: Flora of Australia 49
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