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Fig. 307. The largest known specimen of the staghorn fern, an epiphyte on 

 trees in the tropics. Photosynthesis occurs chiefly in the upright leaves. The 

 rounded leaves pressed against the tree cover masses of roots. Reproductive struc- 

 tures develop on the pendant leaves. The photograph was made on a small island 

 near Brisbane, Australia, by C. J. Chamberlain. Courtesy of World Book Co. 



