Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A genus of polypodiaceous ferns of the tribe Aspidicæ, having pinnate fronds with the pinnæ articulated at the base and often very deciduons in the dried plant.
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- noun small genus of tropical ferns; sometimes placed in Polypodiaceae
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At 1,500 to 1,900 m, the tree diversity declines to stands composed of Picea jezoensis and Abies nephrolepis with a reduced understory and dense moss layer.
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At 1,100 to 1,500 m, the forest consists of spruce (Picea jezoensis, P. obovata), fir (Abies nephrolepis), and larch (Larix olgensis).
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