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Moranopteris aphelolepis is a small epiphytic fern from the Andes of Colombia, Ecuador and Bolivia, growing in cloud-forest and montane habitats. It is rarely cultivated, so care is inferred from related grammitid ferns that need humid, shaded, well-drained conditions.
Moranopteris aphelolepis is a species of grammitid fern in the family Polypodiaceae. It is endemic to the Andes Mountains, in Colombia, Ecuador and Bolivia. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forests. It is threatened by habitat loss.
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