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Giant Leather Fern

Acrostichum danaeifolium Langsd. & Fisch.

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Acrostichum danaeifolium (Giant Leather Fern) is a species of tree in the family Pteridaceae. They are native to U.S. Virgin Islands, Rio Grande Do Sul, Alagoas, Espirito Santo, Pernambuco, Bahia, Mata Atlântica, SãO Paulo, Maranhao, Puerto Rico, Mato Grosso Do Sul, Paraná, Santa Catarina, The Contiguous United States, Ceará, and Rio De Janeiro. They have pinnate leaves. Giant Leather Fern form mangrove swamps. They have alternation of generations.

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  • URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/ENVO_01000181
  • Definition: A mangrove biome is a terrestrial biome which includes, across its spatial extent, mangrove plants (Rhizophoraceae). Mangrove plants are able to withstand high levels of salinity as well as regions of anoxia and frequent tidal inundation. Mangrove biomes often occur near tropical and sub-tropical estuaries and depositional marine coastal environments where fine sediments (often with high organic content) collect in areas protected from high energy wave action.
  • Comment: Preliminary definition. Depending on whether mangrove trees or shrubs are present, this class could be a child of shrubland biome or woodland biome. Consider creating the appropriate classes.
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Known occurrences, collected specimens and observations of giant leather fern. View this species on GBIF