Pteridium esculentum (G.Forst.) Cockayne

• Region

  West Indies

• Country

  Jamaica

• State/Province

  Clarendon

• Locality

  Peckham Woods, 4.2 km SW of B3 junction at Cave Valley

• Elevation

  Alt. 770 m. (2526 ft.)

• Coordinates

  18.2028, -77.3925

• Location Notes

  [Map associated with specimen]

• Distribution

  Map all specimens of this taxon

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Pteridium esculentum (G. Forst.) ' t
Cockayne subsp. arachnoideum
(Kaulf.) J.A. Thomson
CLARENDON PARISH: Peckham Woods,
3.5 km SW of B3 junction at Cave Valley.
18° 12' 10" N, 77° 23' 33" W. Elev. 770 m
Cleared area and limestone forest edge; rhizomatous;
fronds to 2 m; 5 pairs of pinnae, 1st pair at 1.3 m high.
Alan R. Franck 3873 with Andreas Oberli, Patrick A-
Lewis, Ann Haynes-Sutton, & Ferlando “Neddie" Christie
13 May 2015
UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA HERBARIUM
03146071