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Golden leather fern ( Acrostichum aureum ) is a species of plant in the Pteridaceae, an upright shrub, grows in large clumps and forms round plots, 2 meters high, stems short and stocky, fibrous, covered with large scales and brownish or pale in color with a black center line. A. aureum has compound, pinnate, leather-like leaves and is up to 3 meters long. The minor leaves are narrow oval to elliptical, blunt or rounded at the base, blunt at the tip, mucronate, 24-30 pairs, irregularly seated and sometimes loose, dark green, erect or curved. Several pairs (5 pairs or more) of minor leaves at the tip are often fertile and rusty or brownish in color, with the underside covered by many large sporangia. Sterile leaves sit on the bottom, are longer, have blunt or rounded tips and a short, small tip protrusion. This species grows in tropical and subtropical areas, damp lowlands, coastal areas, open mudflats, brackish swamps, mangrove forests, tidal streams and grows well in full sun. Pla...

Yellow walking iris ( Trimezia steyermarkii ) is a species of plant in the Iridaceae, shrub or herbaceous, up to 150 cm high, rhizome 2-4 cm long and 2-3 cm wide. Leaves are lanceolate, 60-150 cm long and 2 cm wide. T. steyermarkii has fan-shaped flowers with three oval wings, 5.5 cm wide, yellow with brown spots at the base. Flowers have stalks more than 30 cm long. TAXON Kingdom: Plantae Phylum: Tracheophyta Subphylum: Angiospermae Class: Liliopsida Order: Asparagales Family: Iridaceae Subfamily: Iridoideae Tribe: Trimezieae Genus: Trimezia Salisb. ex Herb. in Edwards's Bot. Reg. 30(Misc.): 88 (1844) Species: Trimezia steyermarkii R.C.Foster in Rhodora 64: 310 (1962) PUBLICATIONS Acevedo-Rodríguez, P. & Strong, M.T. (2005). Monocotyledons and Gymnosperms of Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands. Contributions from the United States National Herbarium 52: 1-415. Espejo Serna, A. & López-Ferrari, A.R. (1998). Flora de Veracruz 105: 1-60. Instituto Nacional de Investigacion...

Umbrella palm ( Carludovica drudei ) is a species of plant in the Cyclanthaceae, in clusters, 2-3 meters high, leaf stalks up to 2.5 meters long, cylindrical. Blade width 1.8 meters, 4 lobes, palmately, lobe length up to 75 cm, apex width 35-60 cm, 9-16 teeth per lobe and tooth length 5-13 cm. C. drudei has young V-shaped leaves, 4 lobes and a stem length of 40-50 cm. The flowers form up to 22 cm long. Fruit oval to round, about 10 mm long and 6-8 mm wide. Seeds numerous, ovate and flat, about 2 mm long. TAXON Kingdom: Plantae Phylum: Tracheophyta Subphylum: Angiospermae Class: Liliopsida Order: Pandanales Family: Cyclanthaceae Subfamily: Carludovicoideae Genus: Carludovica Ruiz & Pav. in Fl. Peruv. Prodr.: 146 (1794) Species: Carludovica drudei Mast. in Gard. Chron., n.s., 8: 714 (1877) HETEROTYPIC SYNONYMS Carludovica speciosa Linden in Gard. Chron., n.s., 8: 753 (1877) Carludovica tabascana Matuda in Anales Inst. Biol. Univ. Nac. México 22: 395 (1952) PUBLICATIONS Espejo Ser...

Mangrove palm ( Nypa fruticans ) is a species of plant in the Arecaceae, the stems spread along the ground, forming rhizomes that are submerged in mud and only the rosette of leaves appears above the ground, the fibrous roots grow up to 13 meters and the clumps can be washed away by water until to the sea. N. fruticans has rhizomes that produce compound and pinnate leaves, upright up to 9 meters above the ground. The stalk is 1-1.5 meters long with a hard and shiny surface, green when young and brown to black as it ages. The inside is soft like cork. The minor leaves are elongated ribbon-shaped and have a pointed tip and have veins. Up to 100 cm long and leaves 4-7 cm wide. Young leaves are yellow and old leaves are green. Each enthal has 25-100 strands. Compound flower bouquets appear in the leaf axils. Each strand has 4-5 male flowers with a length of 5 cm. The male flower is protected by a sheath, but the part filled with pollen remains visible. The female flowers are collected ...

Ravan's mustache ( Spinifex littoreus ) is a species of plant in the Poaceae, a perennial grass, strong, forming dense colonies with long, creeping shoots, cylindrical stems, 40-80 cm long, hard texture, sturdy with many nodes and spiny leaves. S. littoreus grows in sand dunes, high salinity and arid ecosystems. This grass has fast growth and has an important role as an efficient sand binder with a deep root system to stabilize sand movement, withstand storms, winds and tides with the formation of changing sand dunes. These plants help protect beaches from wind erosion and abrasion. TAXON Kingdom: Plantae Phylum: Tracheophyta Subphylum: Angiospermae Class: Liliopsida Order: Poales Family: Poaceae Subfamily: Panicoideae Tribe: Paniceae Subtribe: Cenchrinae Genus: Spinifex L. in Mant. Pl. 2: 163 (1771) Species: Spinifex littoreus (Burm.f.) Merr. in Philipp. J. Sci., C 7: 229 (1912) HOMOTYPIC SYNONYMS Stipa littorea Burm.f. in Fl. Indica: 29 (1768) HETEROTYPIC SYNONYMS Spinifex di...