Parablechnum cordatum (Desv.) Gasper & Salino

Plants of Ecuador
No. 2400
Blechnum cordaturn (Desv.) Hieron.
det. J.T. Mickel, 1987
San Francisco de Borja. Small forest high
above banks of river beyond meadow at S.E. of
town, hotel and square. Damp.
In rosette forming clumps. Sterile fronds red-
dish when young. Rachis reddish brown. Sterile
fronds reddish when young. Rachis reddish
brown. Sterile fronds mid-green above,
slightly paler below. Ht. of plant 1 m.
Gail L. Sobel and Jeremy Strudwick
July, 1980
Fieldwork supported in part by W.F. Dreer
Award by Cornell University to Gail L. Sobel
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