Trichomanes elegans Rich.

  • Authority

    Maguire, Bassett. 1984. The Botany of the Guyana Highland - Part XII. Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 38: 1-84.

  • Family

    Hymenophyllaceae

  • Scientific Name

    Trichomanes elegans Rich.

  • Discussion

    Trichomanes millefolium Desv., Mem. Soc. Linn., Paris 6: 329. 1827. Type. Brazil, without collector (holotype P not seen Cintract photo).

    Trichomanes prieurii Kunze, Anal. Pteridogr. 48. 1837. Syntypes. French Guiana, Leprieur i^olotype LZ destroyed); Rio Japura, Est. Amazonas, Brazil, Martius (M not seen); and Guyana, Rudge (K not seen).

    Trichomanes anceps Hooker, Sp. Fil. 1: 135, t. 40C1. 1846, var. anceps. Syntypes. Guiana, Richard; Brazil, Sellow; Dominica, Imray 60 and 61, and Gorgona Island, Depto. Cauca, Colombia, Barclay (syntypes all K none seen). A lectotype should be chosen from among these specimens.

    Trichomanes weddellii v. d. Bosch, Nederi. Kmid. Arch. 5(2): 174. 1861. Syntypes. Bolivia, WeddeU (syntype L? not seen); Guyana, Schomburgk (syntype K or L? not seen); and Brazil, Sellow (syntype B not seen).

    Trichomanes opacum v. d. Bosch, Nederi. Kruid. Arch. 5(2): 175. 1861. Type. San Gavan, Depto. Puno, Pem, Lechler 2175 p. p. (holotype L? not seen).

    Trichomanes leprieurii Hooker, Gard. Fems t. 11. 1862, nom. superfl. Type. A renaming of T. prieurii Kunze, and so based on the type of that name.

    Trichomanes elegans var. weddelUi (v. d. Bosch) Hieron., Bot. Jahrb. Engler 34: 426. 1904. Davalliopsis elegans (L. C. Rich.) Copel., Phil. J. Sci. 67: 82. 1938

    Type. French Guiana, L e Blond (holotype P not seen).

  • Distribution

    General distribution. Lesser Antilles, Trinidad, and Nicaragua through tropicalSouth America.Guayana Highland distribution. Terrestrial or epipetric on boulders, often nearstreams and waterfalls.

    Trinidad and Tobago South America| Nicaragua Central America| South America| Guyana South America| Colombia South America| Venezuela South America|