Dicranopygium tatica

Dicranopygium tatica
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Plantae
Clade:Angiosperms
Clade:Monocots
Order:Pandanales
Family:Cyclanthaceae
Genus:Dicranopygium
Species: D. tatica
Binomial name
Dicranopygium tatica
Hammel 2003

Dicranopygium tatica is a plant belonging to the family Cyclanthaceae. This is a local species, found (often on cliffs) near the Caribbean coast of Costa Rica. It can easily be distinguished from its congeners by having a very short stem with petioles up to 57 cm long terminating in long (up to 53 cm) very narrow, deeply bifid leaves.[1]

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