Niphidium crassifolium (L.) 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 short-creeping, woody, 5-15 mm diam., buried in mass of rootlets, with imbricate, acuminate, bicolorous scales 8-12 mm long. Fronds erect, to 1.2 m long; petiole robust, 5—15 cm long; blade oblanceolate, attenuate at base, round to abruptly acute at apex, coriaceous, the margin cartilaginous; secondary veins oblique, prominent, 4-10 mm apart, the veinlets forming areoles enclosing one free veinlet. Sori round, prominent, 1.5-3.5 mm diam., located in a single row between secondary veins.
Distribution and Ecology - In clearings in lowland and cloud forests.