Monographs Details:
Authority:
Mori, S. A., et al. 1997. Guide to the vascular plants of central French Guiana: Part 1. Pteridophytes, gymnosperms, and monocotyledons. Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 76: 1-422.
Mori, S. A., et al. 1997. Guide to the vascular plants of central French Guiana: Part 1. Pteridophytes, gymnosperms, and monocotyledons. Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 76: 1-422.
Family:
Dryopteridaceae
Dryopteridaceae
Description:
Species Description - Plants epiphytic. Rhizomes short-creeping, covered with linear-lanceolate, black, long-acuminate scales 3.5 mm long. Sterile fronds with petiole to 6 cm long, covered with beige, ciliate scales.3.5 mm long; blade linear, 15-30 X 1.5-2.5 cm, covered with white, ciliate scales 1.5 mm long on adaxial surface, the veins parallel, hidden by scales. Fertile fronds rarely encountered, smaller than sterile fronds.
Distribution and Ecology - In understory of lowland and cloud forests.
Species Description - Plants epiphytic. Rhizomes short-creeping, covered with linear-lanceolate, black, long-acuminate scales 3.5 mm long. Sterile fronds with petiole to 6 cm long, covered with beige, ciliate scales.3.5 mm long; blade linear, 15-30 X 1.5-2.5 cm, covered with white, ciliate scales 1.5 mm long on adaxial surface, the veins parallel, hidden by scales. Fertile fronds rarely encountered, smaller than sterile fronds.
Distribution and Ecology - In understory of lowland and cloud forests.