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Plate 10 



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1. A large epiphytic fern, Asplenium amboinense, is a frequent component of the Fijian 



rain forest. 



2. A much rarer plant is the little root saproplntc, Balanophora fungosa, which sends its 

 inflorescences three or four inches up through tiie leaf mold. The whole plant is yellowish 

 pink in color and lacks chlorophyll. 



