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Salpichlaena
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Salpichlaena

Salpichlaena is a genus containing two species of fern in the family Blechnaceae. The genus is endemic to Central and South America. These ferns have climbing leaves with a rachis that twines around tree branches and other supports.

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4 branches of this genus, most-observed first

Salpichlaena volubilis

speciesSalpichlaena volubilis

Salpichlaena papyrus

speciesSalpichlaena papyrus

Salpichlaena hybrida

speciesSalpichlaena hybrida

Salpichlaena hookeriana

speciesSalpichlaena hookeriana

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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 576687.