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Hecistopteris kaieteurensis is a tiny fern in the family Pteridaceae and endemic to the drift zone of Kaieteur Falls on the Kaieteur Plateau (a tepui) in Guyana. It does not exceed 2 cm (0.79 in) length and is very lightly constructed. It was discovered in 1997 by Gregory S. McKey of the Smithsonian Institution.
Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Hecistopteris kaieteurensis by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts are shared under the same licence.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
