Phlebodium decumanum (Willd.) J.Sm.
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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 creeping, 9-20 mm diam.,densely covered by linear, brown to orange scales with ciliate margins. Fronds few, 1-2 m long; petiole shorter than blade, FIG. 60F-I glabrous, thick, 5-10 mm diam; blade oblong, 25-60 cm wide, pinnatifid, terminating in elongate segment; lateral segments 7-16 on each side, oblong, 3-7 cm wide, the margin sinuate or dentate. Sori in 4-7 rows, located within a receptacle at ends of included veinlets. In lowland forest.