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{{Short description|Species of fern}} | |||
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| genus = Acrostichum | |||
| species = danaeifolium | |||
| authority = Langsd. & Fisch. | |||
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'''''Acrostichum danaeifolium''''', called ''' |
'''''Acrostichum danaeifolium''''', called '''helecho mangle''', '''interior leather fern''' or '''giant leather fern''', is a massive ] of the family (]) which is found throughout the ]. The fronds are up to ten feet (three meters) in length with ] ] up to twelve inches (thirty cm) long. ] are distributed uniformly on the back side of the fronds.<ref>{{cite book | last= Zuchowski | first= Willow | date= 2007 | title= Tropical Plants of Costa Rica | location= Ithaca, N.Y. | publisher= Cornell Univ. Press | page= 438 | isbn= 0970567847}}</ref> It prefers wet soils. | ||
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Species of fern
Acrostichum danaeifolium | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Division: | Polypodiophyta |
Class: | Polypodiopsida |
Order: | Polypodiales |
Family: | Pteridaceae |
Genus: | Acrostichum |
Species: | A. danaeifolium |
Binomial name | |
Acrostichum danaeifolium Langsd. & Fisch. |
Acrostichum danaeifolium, called helecho mangle, interior leather fern or giant leather fern, is a massive fern of the family (Pteridaceae) which is found throughout the Neotropics. The fronds are up to ten feet (three meters) in length with pinnate leaflets up to twelve inches (thirty cm) long. Spores are distributed uniformly on the back side of the fronds. It prefers wet soils.
References
- Zuchowski, Willow (2007). Tropical Plants of Costa Rica. Ithaca, N.Y.: Cornell Univ. Press. p. 438. ISBN 0970567847.
Taxon identifiers | |
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Acrostichum danaeifolium |
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