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 black hairs. Fronds in tufts, to 10 m long, with paired, widely spaced 1-4 pairs of alternate pinnules; pinnules oblong-lanceolate, petiolulate, cuneate or subtruncate at base, the margins serrulate. Sterile pinnules 10-20 X 1-2.5 cm, with veins 1- or 2-furcate, the fertile pinnules shorter than sterile ones. Fertile pinnae; petiole and rachis yellow to pale brown; pinnae with pinnules to 10 mm long.
Distribution and Ecology - In secondary vegetation.
Species Description - Rhizomes short-creeping, covered with black hairs. Fronds in tufts, to 10 m long, with paired, widely spaced 1-4 pairs of alternate pinnules; pinnules oblong-lanceolate, petiolulate, cuneate or subtruncate at base, the margins serrulate. Sterile pinnules 10-20 X 1-2.5 cm, with veins 1- or 2-furcate, the fertile pinnules shorter than sterile ones. Fertile pinnae; petiole and rachis yellow to pale brown; pinnae with pinnules to 10 mm long.
Distribution and Ecology - In secondary vegetation.