South American staghorn

Definitions of South American staghorn
  1. noun
    fern of Peru and Bolivia
    synonyms: Platycerium andinum
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    type of:
    staghorn fern
    any of various tropical ferns of the genus Platycerium having large flat lobed fronds often resembling the antlers of a stag
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