Sticherus simplex (Desv.) Ching

FLORA OF ECUADOR
G. P. Lewis, B. Merino & N. Aguirre
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Sticherus simplex	Gleicheniaceae
det.B.0llgaard (AAU), Nov.1997
Province: Azuay
30 kmS of Cuenca on road toLoja.
3100 m c.79° 02' W;3°08'S	15Augustl997
Vegetation: dwarf bosque andino remnant surrounded by cultivation and
pasture.
Erect from dark brown rhizome,; fronds coriaceous, slightly brittle, rusty
brown papery scales on midvein below; sori dirty yellow. Very common
in open sites of dwarf bosque.
Field work funded by Carlsberg Foundation & Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
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