Hymenophyllum microcarpum Desv.
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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
Hymenophyllaceae
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Scientific Name
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Description
Species Description - Rhizome long-creeping, 0.8-1.0 mm diam.; rhizome hairs 1.5-2.0 mm long; fronds 10-30 cm long, distant; stipe 0.5-1.0 mm diam., alate ca. ¼-½ the length, with hairs stellate; blade pinnate-pinnatifid or pinnate-bipinnatifid, ovate to ovate-lanceolate, 4-10 cm wide; rachis alate with mixed stalked-stellate hairs and simple hairs; margin plane or undulate, entire; segments 0.81.0 mm wide; hairs on veins stalked-stellate and simple, on margin sessile, forked; involucres ovate-elliptic, 1.0 mm long, 0.8-1.0 mm wide, margin with simple hairs, receptacle not exserted.
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Discussion
Sphaerocionium microcarpum (Desvaux) Copeland, Philipp. J. Sci. 67: 34. 1938. Type. Hispaniola. Collector unknown (P!; photo US!). For additional synonymy, see Morton (1947). Hymenophyllum microcarpum is distinct by its large, debate blade and stout, winged stipe.
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Distribution
Most epiphytic in wet montane forests; Ixtlán, Villa Alta; 1900-2200 m. Mexico (Oax, Chis); Guat to Pan; Gr Antill; Col to Gui, to Bol & s Braz.
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