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Division: Polypodiophyta

Family: Polypodiaceae

Specific Epithet: Platycerium andinum

Common Name: American Staghorn

Ethnobotanical/Economic Uses:

Cultural Requirements: This large epiphyte is the sole South American, subandine species.

Origin: Peru and Bolivia

Number of Specimens: 1

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