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Histiopteris incisa. Mātātā. Water fern.

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Pteris incisa (in Best)

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mātātā (Best 1907), mātā 

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Histiopteris, water fern

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"The Fronds are bruised and applied to indolent ulcers" (Charles Jeffs, 1888, note on pressed specimen in King Tawhiao Collection, Te Papa).

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28 May 2007
30 October 2023
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