Tomato fern

(Blotiella lindeniana)

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Description

Blotiella lindeniana is the only Neotropical species of this genus;the remaining species reside in Africa and Madagascar.It is distinguished by the areolate venation without free included veinlets,marginal sori,sub-opposite pinnae,and hirsute leaves.

Taxonomic tree:

Domain:
Kingdom: Plantae
Phylum: Pteridophyta
Class: Polypodiopsida
Order:Polypodiales
Family:Dennstaedtiaceae
Genus:Blotiella
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