Lophosoria contracta (Hieron.) A.R.Sm.

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BOTANISK INSTITUT . AARHUS UNIVERSITET
(Herbarium Jutlandicum [AAU], Aarhus, Denmark)
Flora of Ecuador
collected 1973
by L. Holm-Nielsen, S. Jeppesen, B. Lojtnant & B. Ollgaard
AZUAY:
Km 85 on Pan American Highway N of Loja. Dry, low scrub vegetation, more humid in
small hollows and valleys, alt. 2850-2950 m. (79° 11’ W, 3° 35’ S).
May 3, 1973.
no. 4832 Lophosoria
Rhizome short, creeping, covered with long,
ferrugineous wool« Fronds to 2 m long, pinnae
distorted. Stipe 1/3 - 2/5 of lamina.
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