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| Acrostichum danaeifolium | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Division: | Polypodiophyta |
| Class: | Polypodiopsida |
| Order: | Polypodiales |
| Family: | Pteridaceae |
| Genus: | Acrostichum |
| Species: | A. danaeifolium |
| Binomial name | |
| Acrostichum danaeifolium | |
Acrostichum danaeifolium, called Helecho Mangle, or 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.
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| Acrostichum danaeifolium |
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References
- Zuchowski, Willow (2007). Tropical Plants of Costa Rica. Ithaca, N.Y.: Cornell Univ. Press. p. 438. ISBN 0970567847.
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