Bommeria ehrenbergiana (Klotzsch) E.Fourn.

  • Authority

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

  • Family

    Pteridaceae

  • Scientific Name

    Bommeria ehrenbergiana (Klotzsch) E.Fourn.

  • Description

    Species Description - Similar to B. subpaleacea except: stipe atropurpureous, glabrous except for scales at base; lamina 5-16 cm long; lower surface with spare, tan, narrow scales (2 to 8 cells wide at base) and dense acicular hairs (0.3-1.0 mm long); sori covering terminal ¼-½ the vein length; spores reticulate.

  • Discussion

    Gymnogramma ehrenbergiana Klotzsch, Linnaea 20: 411. 1847. Stenogramme ehrenbergiana (Klotzsch) Fournier, Mexic. pl. 1: 71. 1872. Type. “Ad thermas prope grande in regno Mexico,” Ehrenberg 662 (B; isotype UC). Gymnogramma podophylla Hooker, Sp. fil. 5: 152. 1864. Hemionitis podophylla (Hooker) J. Smith, Hist, fil. 150. 1875. Bommeria podophylla (Hooker) Fournier, Bull. Soc. Bot. France 27: 328. 1880. Type. Mexico. Between Vera Cruz and Orizaba, Müller 719 (K, frag. NY!). This species was collected on the walls of Monte Alban in 1966. It resembles Bommeria subpaleacea in having netted veins but is distinct in its narrow, hairlike blade scales and sori on only the terminal ¼-½ the vein length.

  • Distribution

    Terrestrial and epipetric in periodically moist woods; Centro; 1550-1850 m; Mexico (NL, Hgo, SLP, Mex, Ver, Pue, Oax).

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