Thelypteris hispidula var. inconstans (C.Chr.) Proctor

  • Authority

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

  • Family

    Thelypteridaceae

  • Scientific Name

    Thelypteris hispidula var. inconstans (C.Chr.) Proctor

  • Description

    Species Description - General Distribution. Greater and Lesser Antilles. Distribution in Puerto Rico. Of wide occurrence; recorded from Aguas Buenas, Aibonito, Bayamon, Cayey, Florida, Loiza, Maricao, Naguabo, Orocovis, Quebradillas, Rio Grande, San Juan, and Vega Baja. Virgin Islands. St. Thomas, St. John, and Tortola. Habitat. Clearings, shaded banks and hillsides, borders of thickets and swamps, and along rocky stream beds, at low to high elevations (sea-level-1078 m), common.

  • Discussion

    Basionym. Bryopteris dentata var. inconstans C. Christensen, Kungl. Svenska Vetenskapsakad. Handl. ser. 3, 16(2): 27. 1936.

    Lectotype. Ekman H 10524, from D a m e Marie, Haiti (S, isolectotype US).

    Syn. Thelypteris quadrangularis var. inconstans (C. Christensen) A. R. Smith, Univ. Cahf Publ. Bot, 59:66, 1971.