Tmesipteris norfolkensis P.S.Green

Pendulous epiphyte on trunks of tree ferns. Branches 10–25 cm long, of limited growth. Leaf-like appendages slightly sigmoid, 10–20 mm long, 3–5 mm wide, acute, apiculate. Synangia ± globose, 3.5–4 mm long, 1.75–2 mm wide, blunt.

Scattered throughout the populations of tree ferns. Grows in damp and shady places and prefers the deep moist valleys of the southern side of mountains (Director of National Parks 2010: 118).

Tmesipteris norfolkensis features on two Norfolk Island 80c postage stamps as part of a Norfolk Island 2008 ferns set.