Anemia speciosa C.Presl

  • Authority

    Mickel, John T. & Beitel, Joseph M. 1988. Pteridophyte Flora of Oaxaca, Mexico. Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 46: 1-580.

  • Family

    Anemiaceae

  • Scientific Name

    Anemia speciosa C.Presl

  • Description

    Species Description - This is similar to A. mexicana var. mexicana by its once-pinnate dissection, coriaceous texture, truncate pinna base, and spore morphology (large, close, parallel ridges), but distinct by its 1-4 pairs of sterile pinnae, short fertile pinnae, and range.

  • Discussion

    Anemia mexicana Klotzsch var. paucifolia Hooker, Sec. cent, ferns, t. 65. 1861. Ornithopteris speciosa (Presl) Reed, Bol. Soc. Brot. II, 21: 153. 1947. Type. Mexico. Née s.n. (PR).

  • Distribution

    Shaded limestone rocks in lowland forests; Ixtlán, Choapan; 200-400 m. Mexico (Oax, Chis); Guat, Bel; Cuba.

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