Platycerium andinum Polypodiaceae Resembling a horse's saddle or

Resembling a horse's saddle or a dove in flight

The leaflets are long and spread out from a central point

such as shades of green

Each blossom serves as a testament to the incredible variety found in South American orchid flora

fleshy sepals with distinct keels (carinae)

Platycerium andinum Polypodiaceae Resembling a horse's saddle orP. andinums are tall slender staghorns. The shield fronds form very distinctive crown like tops and when the fern is well established around the tree, it looks like a crown from all sides. The andinum grows new shield fronds once a year in the winter and then they turn brown. The shield fronds, are thick, possibly 1 8th of an inch thick