Stenochlaena palustris is a common fern in tropical Asia. The long creeping rhizomes climb several meters into trees or in some cases form thickets. A nectary develops at the base of each pinna. These attract a variety of ants. Like other Blechnaceae, the young leaves are reddish.
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- Reddish young leaf
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- Habit
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- Ants visiting nectaries
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- Ants visiting nectaries
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- Ants visiting nectaries
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- Ants visiting nectaries
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- Ants visiting nectaries
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- Fertile and sterile leaves
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- Fertile and sterile leaves
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- Fertile pinna
Observation Data
Classification & Common Names
- Class: Polypodiopsida
- Family: Blechnaceae
- Genus: Stenochlaena J. Sm.
- Species: Stenochlaena palustris (Burm.f.) Bedd.
- Var./Subsp.:
- Common name(s):
General Observation Data
- Date: 25-IX-2010
- Habitat: Mangrove forest
- Habit: Climber
Additional Comments
Location
- Location: Sungei Buloh Wetland Reserve – Singapore – – – Singapore.
- Coordinates: 1.447943, 103.729892
- Elevation: at sea level
