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312:Alsophila capensis
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349:Description
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1304:Categories
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1163:Plant List
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649:Tree Ferns
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572:References
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534:New World
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646:(2004).
540:. It is
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489:Zimbabwe
485:Eswatini
481:Tanzania
461:capensis
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308:synonyms
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