Salpichlaena
| Salpichlaena | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Division: | Pteridophyta |
| Class: | Pteridopsida |
| Order: | Blechnales |
| Family: | Blechnaceae |
| Genus: | Salpichlaena J. Sm. |
| Species | |
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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.
- Species
- Salpichlaena hookeriana (Kuntze) Alston
- Salpichlaena volubilis (Kaulf.) J. Sm.
References
- Giudice, G.E., et al., 2008, Revision of the genus Salpichlaena J. Sm. (Blechnaeceae, Pteridophyta), Amer. Fern J., 98 (2): 49-60.
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