Kingdom Plantae Class Pteridopsida Family Saccolomataceae Scientific name Saccoloma laxum | Division Pteridophyta Order Polypodiales Genus Saccoloma Rank Species | |
Saccoloma laxum is a species of fern in the family Lindsaeaceae. It is endemic to Ecuador, where it is only known from a single location in Zamora-Chinchipe Province. It grows in Amazonian forest habitat on limestone, a rock type which is rare in the region. It is threatened by urbanization and deforestation.
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