Diplazium riedelianum (Bong. ex Kuhn) Kuhn ex C.Chr.
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Authority
Mickel, John T. & Beitel, Joseph M. 1988. Pteridophyte Flora of Oaxaca, Mexico. Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 46: 1-580.
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Family
Athyriaceae
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Scientific Name
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Description
Species Description - Similar to Diplazium werckleanum except: blade once-pinnate at base, pinnatifid to lobed in upper ½ to 1/3.
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Discussion
Asplenium riedelianum Bongard ex Kuhn, Linnaea 36: 103. 1869. Type. Brazil. Collector not stated [Riedel\ (B, frag, and drawing NY!). Diplazium dissimile Fée, Crypt, vasc. Brésil 1: 76, t. 21, f. 1. 1869. Type. Brazil. Santa Catharina, Mors 16 (P). Asplenium vera-pax Donnell-Smith, Bot. Gaz. (Craw-fordsville) 13: 77, t. 2. 1888. Diplazium vera-pax (Donnell-Smith) Hieronymus, Hedwigia 59: 322. 1917. Type. Guatemala. Alta Verapaz: Pansamalá, Türckheim [Donnell-Smith 850] (US!; isotypes K! — 2 sheets, P!—2 sheets, NY!—2 sheets). Asplenium cordovense Baker, Ann. Bot. (London) 8: 125. 1894. Diplazium cordovense (Baker) Christensen, Index filie. 230. 1905. Type. Mexico. Veracruz: Nr. Córdoba, Finck [143] (K!, drawing NY!; isotype UC). (See Maxon, Proc. Biol. Soc. Wash. 46: 142. 1933 for discussion of similarity of D. cordovense and D. vera-pax.)
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Distribution
Wet montane forest. Mexico (Ver, Chis); Guat to Pan; Braz.
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