''Haplopteris elongata'', commonly known as the tape fern, is a species of

epiphytic An epiphyte is an organism that grows on the surface of a plant and derives its moisture and nutrients from the air, rain, water (in marine environments) or from debris accumulating around it. The plants on which epiphytes grow are called phoroph ...

fern A fern (Polypodiopsida or Polypodiophyta ) is a member of a group of vascular plants (plants with xylem and phloem) that reproduce via spores and have neither seeds nor flowers. The polypodiophytes include all living pteridophytes except t ...

. In eastern

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, it grows in

rainforests Rainforests are characterized by a closed and continuous tree canopy, moisture-dependent vegetation, the presence of epiphytes and lianas and the absence of wildfire. Rainforest can be classified as tropical rainforest or temperate rainforest ...

north from the Richmond River in the south, to

tropical Queensland Tropical Queensland is a region of the state of Queensland, Australia that lies north of latitude 23.5 degrees South in the tropical latitude. It contains the Tropical North Queensland including the Far North Queensland, North Queensland and t ...

in the north.

References

Pteridaceae Flora of New South Wales Flora of Queensland Flora of tropical Asia Flora of Africa Flora of China {{Pteridaceae-stub