Mickelia scandens (Raddi) R.C.Moran, Labiak & Sundue
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Authority
Moran, Robbin C., et al. 2010. Synopsis of
, a newly recognized genus of bolbitidoid ferns (Dryopteridaceae). Brittonia. 62 (4): 337-356. -
Family
Dryopteridaceae
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Scientific Name
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Discussion
This species has long been treated as a synonym of Mickelia guianensis (e.g., Chris- tensen 1904; Pichi Sermolli & Bizzarri, 2005). It differs from the similar M. pradoi by laminae often gradually reduced toward the apex (vs. abruptly reduced) and (16-)22-25 (vs. 9-13) pairs of pinnae on the leaves of the climbing rhizomes. The lamina differences are also evident in the terrestrial leaves (Fig. 4). The leaves of the climbing rhizomes have 2(-3) series of aréoles between the costa and margin, whereas M. guianensis has 3 or 4 (Fig. 4).