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 light beige scales 3-4 X 1 mm. Sterile fronds with petiole 9-16 cm long, light brown, with sparse scales similar to those of rhizome; blade elliptic, 15-25 x 3.5-5 cm, acuminate at apex, decurrent at base, with sparse, linear, ciliate scales at base.- Fertile fronds with petiole 15 cm long; blade 8-10 X 1 cm.
Distribution and Ecology - In lowland and cloud forest.
Species Description - Plants epiphytic. Rhizomes short-creeping, covered with light beige scales 3-4 X 1 mm. Sterile fronds with petiole 9-16 cm long, light brown, with sparse scales similar to those of rhizome; blade elliptic, 15-25 x 3.5-5 cm, acuminate at apex, decurrent at base, with sparse, linear, ciliate scales at base.- Fertile fronds with petiole 15 cm long; blade 8-10 X 1 cm.
Distribution and Ecology - In lowland and cloud forest.