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Salpichlaena volubilis

Salpichlaena volubilis
Photo: Dario, CC0
Family
Blechnaceae (Blechn family)
Grows as
Climber, Fern
Native range
E. & S. Brazil
Climate
wet tropical

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Salpichlaena volubilis is a species of fern belonging to the family Blechnaceae. It is native to the Magdalena River Basin of Colombia. It has pinnate fronds which can exceed 12 m (39 ft) long, but less than 30 cm (12 in) wide, and it climbs by twining.

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Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Salpichlaena volubilis 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.

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