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<FONT FACE="verdana,arial,helvetica" SIZE="6"><B>Sphaeropteris crinita </B></FONT>
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The range of this fern is Sri Lanka and India. It <A HREF="../glossary.html#inhabit" TARGET="eslist">inhabits</A> cool, wet forests between 4,900 - 6900 feet (1494-2103m) above sea level. No existing <A HREF="../glossary.html#population" TARGET="eslist">population</A> is known. This fern maybe <A HREF="../glossary.html#extinct" TARGET="eslist">extinct</A>.
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The fern has <A HREF="../glossary.html#frond" TARGET="eslist">fronds</A> that are shaped like feathers and stalks that measure 16 inches (40.6cm) in length. Its base, where scales are scattered, is purple in color.
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There is no information known about the reproduction of this tree fern.
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Information known about this tree fern is infinitesimal. The last specimen collected was from India in 1910. One of the reasons for the decline of this tree fern may be the destruction of its habitat.
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<U>Bibliography</U>
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<LI>TEN - Treasure Sites <A HREF="http://www.ten.org/tsites/ewt/threatened/" TARGET="esfact">[Threatened Species - Endangered Reptiles & Amphibians]</A></LI>
<LI>U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service <A HREF="http://www.fws.gov/r9endspp/endspp.html" TARGET="esfact">Division of Endangered Species</A></LI>
<LI><U>Encyclopedia of Endangered Species.</U> Edited by Mary Emanoid in Association with IUCN - The World Conservation Union. Detroit, Washington D.C., London: Gale Research Inc., 1994</LI>
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