Giant vine fern
Stenochlaena tenuifolia (Desv.) T.Moore
Stenochlaena tenuifolia (Giant vine fern) is a species in the family Blechnaceae, native to regions in Africa and the United States. It was first described in 1856.
Description
Stenochlaena tenuifolia, known as Giant vine fern, is a member of the Blechnaceae family. It is distributed across various regions including the conterminous 48 United States, Angola, Cameroon, Cape Provinces, Comoros, Florida, Gabon, Gulf of Guinea Islands, Kenya, KwaZulu-Natal, Madagascar, Mozambique, Northern Provinces, Tanzania, Uganda, Zaïre, and Zimbabwe. The species was formally published in 1856.
Other common names
Giant vine fern
Distribution
conterminous 48 United States · Angola · Cameroon · Cape Provinces · Comoros · Florida · Gabon · Gulf of Guinea Is. · Kenya · KwaZulu-Natal · Madagascar · Mozambique · Northern Provinces · Tanzania · Uganda · Zaïre · Zimbabwe
Synonyms
Lomaria grandisLomaria tenuifoliaLomariobotrys tenuifoliaLomaria meyerianaStenochlaena meyerianaPolybotrya meyerianaAcrostichum meyerianumLomariopsis tenuifoliaPolybotrya tenuifoliaStenochlaena mildbraediiStenochlaena madagascarica var. cuneataLomariobotrys meyerianaAcrostichum tenuifolium
