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Cyathea caracasana

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Cyathea caracasana is a tree fern in the family Cyatheaceae and is native to Colombia. The fronds are uncommonly large, with petioles (stipes) up to 10ft 3 in (314 centimeters) in length and leafblades (laminae) up to 282 cm (9 ft 3 in) in length. The single longest frond measured in a study by Arens and Baracaldo was 17 ft 9 in (542 cm) in total length.[1]

  1. ^ Arens, Nan O.; Baracaldo, Patricia (January- March 2000). "Variation in Treefern Stipe Length". 90 (1): 5, 6 and 15. {{cite journal}}: Check date values in: |date= (help); Cite journal requires |journal= (help); Unknown parameter |Journal= ignored (|journal= suggested) (help)
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