Parablechnum proliferum
| Parablechnum proliferum | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Division: | Polypodiophyta |
| Class: | Polypodiopsida |
| Order: | Polypodiales |
| Suborder: | Aspleniineae |
| Family: | Blechnaceae |
| Genus: | Parablechnum |
| Species: | P. proliferum
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| Binomial name | |
| Parablechnum proliferum (Rosenst.) Gasper & Salino
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Parablechnum proliferum is a fern in the family Blechnaceae and native to Central America. The pinnate fronds , when young, are entirely red in color (turning dark green with age) and each frond has a plantlet at its tip which can grow into a complete plant if it contacts the soil.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ Zuchowski, Willow (2007). Tropical Plants of Costa Rica. Ithaca, N.Y.: Cornell Univ. Press. p. 443. ISBN 978-0-8014-4588-0.
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