Campyloneurum fuscosquamatum Lellinger
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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
Polypodiaceae
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Scientific Name
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Description
Species Description - Rhizomes very long-creeping, with scales entirely brownblack and 4-5 mm long. Fronds with petiole of length varying with size of blade, 2-25 cm long, yellow-straw-colored; blade elliptic to lanceolate, acute to acuminate at base and apex; midrib pale-brown with scales identical to those of rhizome, the lateral veins prominent, 4-7 mm apart, the areoles with 2 fertile veinlets. Sori 1-1.5 mm diam.
Distribution and Ecology - Rather common, in lowland forest.