Elaphoglossum leprosum (Kuhn) Christ

DRYOPTERIDACEAE	[P56]
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Amazonas: Chachapoyas District
Dist. Leymebamba, Atalaya, along path to
La Esperanza. Paramo and karst rock
wal1s.
06°49'18"S 077°43'43"W 3450 - 3550 m
20-40 cm tall fern in wet crack of karst
wall. Rhizomes with dense narrow 3-4 mm
long rust brown scales; sterile fronds
with broad cream-colored scales on both
sides; fertile frond underside, with
dense doe-brown scales, tip of fertile
fronds elongated.
28 June 2010
Ashley Glenn, Rainer W. Bussmann, G.
Chait & Carlos Vega Ocaha 387
MISSOURI BOTANICAL GARDEN HERBARIUM (MO)
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