Todea barbara

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Noun1.Todea barbara - fern of rain forests of tropical Australia and New Zealand and South Africa
crepe fern, king fern
fern - any of numerous flowerless and seedless vascular plants having true roots from a rhizome and fronds that uncurl upward; reproduce by spores
genus Todea, Todea - a genus of delicate ferns belonging to the family Osmundaceae
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With its mountainous rhizome over 1.5 metres high, this Todea barbara, which may be over 1,000 years old and probably arrived in Scotland from its native South Africa via Australia, is now the highlight of the rebuilt fernery.
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