Salpichlaena volubilis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Division: Polypodiophyta
Class: Polypodiopsida
Order: Polypodiales
Suborder: Aspleniineae
Family: Blechnaceae
Genus: Salpichlaena
Species:
S. volubilis
Binomial name
Salpichlaena volubilis
(Kaulf.) J.Sm.

Salpichlaena volubilis is a species of fern belonging to the family Blechnaceae.[1][2][3] It is native to the Magdalena River Basin of Colombia. It is most noteworthy for its fronds which can exceed forty feet (twelve meters) in length. and climb by twining.[4]

References

  1. "Salpichlaena volubilis (Kaulf.) J.Sm. | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 2022-11-23.
  2. Advances in Botanical Research. Elsevier. 1977-11-01. ISBN 978-0-08-056158-5.
  3. Bastos-Filho, Teodiano Freire (2022). XXVII Brazilian Congress on Biomedical Engineering: Proceedings of CBEB 2020, October 26–30, 2020, Vitória, Brazil. Springer Nature. ISBN 978-3-030-70601-2.
  4. Haught, Oscar (October–December 1944). "Some Conspicuous Ferns in Northern South America". American Fern Journal. 34 (4): 103. doi:10.2307/1545037. JSTOR 1545037.


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