Hecistopteris pumila (Spreng.) J.Sm.

  • Authority

    Proctor, George R. 1989. Ferns of Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands. Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 53: 1-389.

  • Family

    Pteridaceae

  • Scientific Name

    Hecistopteris pumila (Spreng.) J.Sm.

  • Description

    Species Description - With characters ofthe genus. Fronds thin-herbaceous, 1-2 cm long, 0.2-1 cm broad toward the expanded apex. Sori becoming confluent laterally with age.

  • Discussion

    Fig. 43.

    Basionym. Gymnogramma pumila Sprengel, Tent. Suppl. Syst. veg. 31. 1828.

    Type. Weigelt, from Suriname (B).

  • Distribution

    General Distribution. Greater Antilles, Guadeloupe,

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