Cheiroglossa palmata (Linnaeus) C. Presl. Common name: Hand-fern. Habitat: Epiphytic in strand swamps and hammocks, especially in and around the leaf bases of Sabal palmetto. Distribution: Peninsular FL; West Indies; Mexico (CHP, OAX), Central America, and South America; tropical Asia and scattered sites in Africa.
Origin/Endemic status: Native
Synonymy ⓘ: = FNA2, K3, K4, Meso1, S13, Sf; = Ophioglossum palmatum L. – Fl1, Mex, SFla, WH3
Links to other floras: = Cheiroglossa palmata - FNA2
Heliophily ⓘ: 2
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