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:
Lygodiaceae
Lygodiaceae
Description:
Species Description - Rhizomes short-creeping, covered with dark-brown hairs. Fronds in tufts, to 3 m long, with paired, widely spaced pinnae of variable size and shape; petiole and rachis pale yellow; pinnae with 1-6 pairs of alternate pinnules; pinnules elliptic, cordate at base, petiolulate, 2-6 x 0.6-1 cm, the margins crenulate to dentate.
Distribution and Ecology - In secondary vegetation.
Species Description - Rhizomes short-creeping, covered with dark-brown hairs. Fronds in tufts, to 3 m long, with paired, widely spaced pinnae of variable size and shape; petiole and rachis pale yellow; pinnae with 1-6 pairs of alternate pinnules; pinnules elliptic, cordate at base, petiolulate, 2-6 x 0.6-1 cm, the margins crenulate to dentate.
Distribution and Ecology - In secondary vegetation.