Taxon

Stenochlaena tenuifolia

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Family: Lomariopsidaceae
Distribution: Eastern Cape to Kenya, Madagascar
Habitat: Humid forest, more common coastal than inland
National red list: Least Concern
Life form: Epiphytic
Comments: This is a dimorphic fern species with quite different sterile and fertile frond structures. The species name tenuifolia means "thin or slender-leaved", probably describing the finely divided pinnules of the fertile frond rather than the broader pinnules of the normal sterile fronds.
Links: Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF.org) • Red List of South African Plants

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