Trichomanes humboldtii Lellinger

  • Authority

    Maguire, Bassett. 1984. The Botany of the Guyana Highland - Part XII. Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 38: 1-84.

  • Family

    Hymenophyllaceae

  • Scientific Name

    Trichomanes humboldtii Lellinger

  • Discussion

    Trichomanes heterophyllum Humb. & Bonpl. ex Willd., Sp. Pl. ed. 4, 5: 503. 1810, non T. heterophyllum (J. E. Smith) Poir., 1808, nom. illeg. Type. Javita, Rio Negro, Est. Amazonas, Brazil, Humboldt (holotype B-Hb. Willd. not seen Tryon photo).

    Homoeotes heterophylla (Humb. & Bonpl. ex Willd.) Presl, Abhandl. Boehm. Gesell. Wiss. V, 5: 332. 1848.

    Type. A n o m . nov. for T heterophyllum H u m b . & Bonpl. ex Willd., n o n Poir., and so based on the type of T. heterophyllum.

  • Distribution

    General distribution. Eastem Colombia and southem Venezuela to northemBrazil and central PeruGuayana Highland distribution. Terrestrial in wet, sandy savannas.

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