Danaea kalevala
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| Danaea kalevala | |
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| Danaea kalevala in Guadeloupe, with botanist Christenhusz (honored Kalevala) | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Division: | Polypodiophyta |
| Class: | Polypodiopsida |
| Order: | Marattiales |
| Family: | Marattiaceae |
| Genus: | Danaea |
| Species: | D. kalevala |
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| Danaea kalevala | |
Danaea kalevala is a species of fern belonging to the family Marattiaceae. It is endemic to rainforests of the Lesser Antilles islands in the Caribbean.
This includes the islands of: Saint Kitts, Guadeloupe, Dominica, Martinique, Saint Vincent, and Grenada.
Danaea kalevala plants are large, up to 200 centimetres (79 in) tall. They have radially arranged creeping rhizomes to 15 centimetres (5.9 in) thick and pinnate leaves. The pinna apices are finely denticulate.
Danaea kalevala was named by Dutch botanist Maarten Christenhusz in honor of Finland, his host country. The Kalevala is the Finnish people's heroic epic and national reference.
