Pleopeltis fraseri (Mett. ex Kuhn) A.R.Sm.

Pleopeltis (Polypodium) fra^eri	Polypodiaceae
(iMf. u	) A. fi.. 9m . det.:F.A. Wemer
Prov. of Zamora-Chinchipe, area of Estación Científica San Francisco (S 03°58', W
79°04'), road Loja-Zamora, ca. 35 km from Loja; moist montane forest
Q5 - on fallen logs/branches (pro. used to grow in canopy
altitudelrnl: 1950
leg F.A.Wemer
obs.: epiphyte, fertile specimens growing in gaps; sterile individuals from
dense understory - plants seem to need a good amount of light to
develop fertile fronds.
20.05.07_No. 2287
"Epiphytes and human disturbance"; A.-v.-Haller Inst, für Pflanzenwissenschaften, Universität
Göttingen, Germany; contact: florianwemer@yahoo.com; photos: www.visualplants.de
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