| Serpocaulon sessilifolium | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Division: | Polypodiophyta |
| Class: | Polypodiopsida |
| Order: | Polypodiales |
| Suborder: | Polypodiineae |
| Family: | Polypodiaceae |
| Genus: | Serpocaulon |
| Species: | S. sessilifolium |
| Binomial name | |
| Serpocaulon sessilifolium (Desv.) A.R.Sm. [1] | |
| Synonyms [1] | |
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Serpocaulon sessilifolium is a species of fern in the family Polypodiaceae. It is native to Costa Rica and northern and western South America (Colombia, Venezuela, Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia and Guyana). [1] Under the synonym Polypodium rimbachii, it was regarded as endemic to Ecuador and threatened by habitat loss. [2]