Sphaeropteris intermedia

Sphaeropteris intermedia, synonym Cyathea intermedia,^[1][2] is a species of tree fern endemic to the east coast of New Caledonia.^[3] S. intermedia is the world's largest extant species of fern.^[4]

Sphaeropteris intermedia
Scientific 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[1][2]
Synonyms[1]
Alsophila francii Rosenst. Alsophila intermedia Mett. Cyathea francii (Rosenst.) Domin Cyathea intermedia (Mett.) Copel.