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Giant fern frond I need help if anyone can identify these:<br /> <figure class="photo"><a href="https://www.jungledragon.com/image/22794/giant_ferns.html" title="Giant Ferns"><img src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/media.jungledragon.com/images/1780/22794_thumb.jpg?AWSAccessKeyId=05GMT0V3GWVNE7GGM1R2&Expires=1759968010&Signature=FexhZoZrBXwu2ShS%2B7oZV0SlHzI%3D" width="94" height="152" alt="Giant Ferns Geotagged,Saint Lucia" /></a></figure> Davallia fejeensis,Geotagged,Saint Lucia,fern Click/tap to enlarge

Giant fern frond

I need help if anyone can identify these:

Giant Ferns Geotagged,Saint Lucia

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  1. View Claire Hamilton's profile
    Claire Hamilton
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    It may help a little if you can give an indication of the size, overall plant height and leaf length. maybe? Posted 10 years ago
  2. View WildFlower's profile
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    Hi Wildflower,
    I have been going crazy trying to identify the ferns pictured below. I know that there are zillons of species but I have looke at virtually every one of the ferns on this very comprehensive list of St. Lucia plants.
    http://www.saintlucianplants.com/ferns.html

    The closest that I could relate to was an Australian tree fern...Alsophila australis. Do you think that may be it?
    Here are the pictures that I took: (they are about 1-2 meters long)

    - In reply to your question above, 2 species of Alsophila are listed in the reference you have provided but Alsophila australis is not one of them. I was surprised at first because Australian species are seldom found elsewhere. There is a fair chance it is one of the species in the Cyatheaceae family, but which one of them it is impossible to tell from these photos.
    http://www.saintlucianplants.com/fernfamilies/cyathaceae.html     Posted 10 years ago
  3. View Lilygirl's profile
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    There are quite a lot of the Australian tree ferns in South Florida which gave me the idea. It is most likely an invasive species in Florida. However, the ones I have a picture of are in such a remote area of St. Lucia, it would seem impossible, I agree.

    The c.grandiflora is a small tree fern so I would rule that one out. So it could be between the c.arborea and the c.tenera.

    But thanks for your usual educated input. It shall remain nameless for now.     Posted 10 years ago
    1. View WildFlower's profile
      WildFlower
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      They look quite different at a closer inspection, but this cannot be seen from your photos.
      http://www.saintlucianplants.com/fernspecies/cyathaceae/cyatarbo/cyatarbo5.html
      http://www.saintlucianplants.com/fernspecies/cyathaceae/cyattene/cyattene8.html       Posted 10 years ago
      1. View Lilygirl's profile
        Lilygirl
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        Well, it is fun trying to narrow it down. Anyway, it is good to learn. Tank you Posted 10 years ago

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Uploaded Oct 17, 2014. Captured Oct 9, 2014 10:57 in Cresslands, Saint Lucia.
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