Serpocaulon Eleutherophlebium
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''Serpocaulon eleutherophlebium'' is a species of
fern The ferns (Polypodiopsida or Polypodiophyta) are a group of vascular plants (plants with xylem and phloem) that reproduce via spores and have neither seeds nor flowers. They differ from mosses by being vascular, i.e., having specialized tissue ...
in the family
Polypodiaceae Polypodiaceae is a Family (biology), family of ferns. In the Pteridophyte Phylogeny Group classification of 2016 (PPG I), the family includes around 65 genus, genera and an estimated 1,650 species and is placed in the order Polypodiales, suborder ...
. It is native to Costa Rica, Panama, Colombia, Ecuador and Venezuela. Under the
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''Polypodium mindense'', it was regarded as
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to
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.


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Polypodiaceae Flora of Costa Rica Flora of Panama Flora of Colombia Flora of Ecuador Flora of Venezuela Taxonomy articles created by Polbot Plants described in 1893 Taxobox binomials not recognized by IUCN {{Polypodiaceae-stub