Saccoloma inaequale (Kunze) Mett.
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Authority
Mori, S. A., et al. 1997. Guide to the vascular plants of central French Guiana: Part 1. Pteridophytes, gymnosperms, and monocotyledons. Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 76: 1-422.
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Family
Saccolomataceae
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Scientific Name
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Description
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Species Description - Rhizomes thick, decumbent or erect, covered with lanceolate scales, 6-15 mm long, the scales with marginal glands. Fronds 2 m long; petiole thick, 15 mm diam., dark brown, with scales at base; blade deltoid, 1 m long X 1 m wide at base; pinnae alternate, oblique, petiolulate, the largest deltoid, inequilateral, the secondary pinnae, pinnules, and segments inequilateral, the ultimate segments 1-2 cm long, sessile or adnate; midrib canaliculate; veins pinnate, branched in ultimate segments, prominent on both surfaces. In lowland forest.