Diplazium cristatum (Desr.) Alston
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Authority
Mori, S. A., et al. 1997. Guide to the vascular plants of central French Guiana: Part 1. Pteridophytes, gymnosperms, and monocotyledons. Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 76: 1-422.
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Family
Athyriaceae
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Scientific Name
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Description
Species Description - Rhizomes erect or ascending, 12.5-20 mm diam., covered with dark-brown scales, 6 mm long at apex. Fronds few, pinnate, 50-85 cm long; petiole 20-40 cm long, greenish-brown, with scales at base; blade ovate or oblong, with 8-15 pairs of alternate, subopposite or opposite pinnae; pinnae lanceolate, unequal at base, petiolulate or sessile, the margins crenulate, lobed, or pinnatifid. Sori linear, solitary on each ultimate segment, 4-8 on pinnatifid lobes; indusium entire.
Distribution and Ecology - Near creeks in lowland forest.