Pecluma pectinata (L.) M.G.Price
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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 - Plants epiphytic. Rhizomes short-creeping, covered with numerous, flexuous, ciliate scales 4-6 mm long. Fronds 25- 100 cm long; petiole brown, pilose, 3-12 cm long; blade oblong, 20-90 X 5-13 cm, abruptly narrowed at base, acuminate at apex, the midrib with same hairs as petiole; segments numerous, linear, 3-7 mm wide, pubescent, with entire margins; veins bifurcate. Sori round, medially located.
Distribution and Ecology - Rather rare, in forests above 500 m.