This is an area of mostly Pandanus
solmslaubachii and a climbing swamp fern, Stenochlaena
palustrus. Clumps of mangrove ferns, Acrostichum speciosum,
also grow in the same area. They are the only ferns known to
tolerate salt water.
Flecker Botanical Gardens
Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Photo by Nan Bailey
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