Elaphoglossum petiolatum (Sw.) Urb.

• Region

  North America

• Country

  Mexico

• State/Province

  Jalisco

• County/Municipio

  Tolimán Mun.

• Locality

  Upper W edge of Cerro Grande, a massive limestone plateau 18-50 km NW of Colima, 5. km by rd. (4km. airline distance) NNW of EL TERRER0, 37 km due NW of Colima

• Elevation

  Alt. 2350 m. (7710 ft.)

• Coordinates

  19.3142, -103.962

• Location Notes

  [Mexico & Central America]

• Distribution

  Map all specimens of this taxon

BOTANICAL
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Pteridofitas de México
Elaphoglossum petiolatum (Sw.) Urb.
det. J. T. Mickel, 1994
MEXICO: Edo. Jalisco
Reserva Bicfsfera Sierra de Manantlin
Fronds in a clump, with 40 green and an
undetermined no. of dead blades.
Good quality, seasonally dry tropical semi-ever-
green forest ("bosque mesofilo de montaffa") ;
leading dominants in'.udescending order according
to Importance Values: Ternstroemla lineata (the
most frequenttree) , Quercus laurina, Symplocar-
pos prlonophylla, Senecio albonervlus; other
treespp.: Styrax argenteus, Oreopanax peltatus.
Quercus obtusata. Arbutus xalapensis; tallest
trees 18-25 m, not forming a stratum; mid-height
trees forming a stratum@.11-18m; lowest stratum
(3 5-11 m; a few large trees w/ Loranthac. (Clado-
colea grahamii, Struthanthus condensatus) . Pre-
valent groundlayer spp.: Eupatorium collinum,
Archibaccharis sp. 5 additional spp.: Asplenlum
monanthes, Adiantum poiretii, Didymaea alslnoi-
des; shrubs: Ribes affine, Cornus excelsa. Ilex
tolucana; & Quercus, Styrax. & Persea seedlings.
Collected spp. rimming the edge (12558, 12559,
12560) or inside (12570, 12571) a deep sinkhole.
Upper V edge of Cerro Grande, a massive limestone
plateau 18-50 km MW of Colima, 5. lkm by rd. (4km
airline distance) NHW of EL TERRER0, 37 km due NW
of Colima (19°28'51"N, 103°57’44"W) .
A. V/zquez G., A. Flores M., &L. Guzma'n H.
Field work supported by Laboratorio Saturai Laa Joyaa, Univ. da Guad-
alajara, and ehort-term {laid reaaarch franta from 0.». &I.K. Allan
Barbari» rund, Maturai Hletory Mueauma Council, Devia Fund, and
Latin American & Iberian studlaa Program, all Unl«of Wleconeln-Mad.
Alt. 2,350 m.
T. S. Cochrane, with