Trichomanes trollii Bergdolt
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Authority
Mori, S. A., et al. 1997. Guide to the vascular plants of central French Guiana: Part 1. Pteridophytes, gymnosperms, and monocotyledons. Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 76: 1-422.
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Family
Hymenophyllaceae
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Scientific Name
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Description
Species Description - Plants terrestrial or epiphytic. Rhizomes short, erect. Fronds dimorphic, simple to pinnatifid. Sterile fronds pinnatifid; petiole 1.5-5 cm long, brown, glabrescent; rachis pubescent, often prolonged to 12 cm, with bulbils; blade lanceolate to oblong; segments entire or subcrenulate; veins often reticulate. Fertile fronds simple, with rachis not prolonged; blade linear, 6—16 X 0.4-0.5 mm. Involucres entirely immersed in blade, the lips slightly spreading.
Distribution and Ecology - At base of tree trunks in various types of forest.