Pecluma consimilis (Mett.) M.G.Price

  • Authority

    Mickel, John T. & Smith, Alan R. 2004. The pteridophytes of Mexico. Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 88: 1-1054.

  • Family

    Polypodiaceae

  • Scientific Name

    Pecluma consimilis (Mett.) M.G.Price

  • Description

    Species Description - Differs form P. ptilodon by: laminar surfaces glabrous abaxially or with evenly dispersed appressed hairs 0.1 mm, lacking erect hairs in oblong patches around the sori; sporangia with weak hairs 0.1 mm on the capsules.

  • Discussion

    Polypodium consimile Mett., Ann. Sci. Nat. Bot., se´r. 5, 2: 253. 1864. Type. Colombia. Norte de Santander: Ocan˜a, Schlim 633 (B; isotypes BR, G, L).

    Unverified, Doubtful, or Mistaken Reports. QR (Chater 40, MEXU, cited as P. consimilis by Sousa & Cabrera, 1993, is P. dispersa). Pecluma consimilis is distinct by its brown stipes, comose rhizome scales, reduced proximal pinnae, and evenly distributed abaxial trichomidia, without hairs in an oblong patch around the sori. Most Mexican specimens of P. consimilis differ from P. ptilodon in bearing minute hairs on the sporangial capsules; however, this character is not completely reliable, as a few specimens of P. consimilis appear to lack hairs and a few specimens of P. ptilodon have hairs on the sporangia. Two varieties of P. consimilis were recognized by Evans (1968), but the non-typical one, var. pastazensis, has since been elevated to species rank [Pecluma pastazensis (Hieron.) R. C. Moran; Nordic J. Bot. 15: 58. 1995] and is confined to Colombia and Ecuador.

  • Distribution

    Epiphytic in montane forests; 100–1650 m. Mexico; Guat, Nic, CR, Pan; Jam, Hisp; Col, Ven. Also reported from Honduras and Ecuador by Moran (in Davidse et al., 1995).

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