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 long-creeping, with clear beige, elliptic, long acuminate scales 3-4 X 1 mm. Sterile fronds with petiole 2-3 cm long, with large, triangular, light beige, scales; blade elliptic, concave, 2.5-3 cm X 8-10 mm. Fertile fronds with petiole ca. 8 cm long, with the same scales as sterile fronds; blade ellitpic, concave, ca. 3 X 0.5 cm.
Distribution and Ecology - Rare, in lowland forest.
Species Description - Plants epiphytic. Rhizomes long-creeping, with clear beige, elliptic, long acuminate scales 3-4 X 1 mm. Sterile fronds with petiole 2-3 cm long, with large, triangular, light beige, scales; blade elliptic, concave, 2.5-3 cm X 8-10 mm. Fertile fronds with petiole ca. 8 cm long, with the same scales as sterile fronds; blade ellitpic, concave, ca. 3 X 0.5 cm.
Distribution and Ecology - Rare, in lowland forest.