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The Adiantum macrophyllum belongs to the family Parkeriaceae. It is an evergreen fern that is widely distributed from the West Indies to Brazil and the Galapagos Islands. It is a species of Adiantum, but its leaves are pinnate compound, with large, long-triangular pinnae. The sorus (a group of sporangia) is formed in a long, series of pseudo-indusium on the leaf margin.
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