Salpichlaena

Salpichlaena
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Pteridophyta
Class: Pteridopsida
Order: Blechnales
Family: Blechnaceae
Genus: Salpichlaena
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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.

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