Four New Species and Additional Distributions of Elaphoglossum Section Elaphoglossum (Dryopteridaceae) from the Neotropics

 

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Autore: Rojas Alvarado, Alexander
Natura: artículo
Data di pubblicazione:2017
Descrizione:Four new species of Elaphoglossum sect. Elaphoglossum are described: E. amparoanum A. Rojas, E. chocoense A. Rojas, E. fayorum A. Rojas and E. luciae A. Rojas. The first species is related to E. variolatum Mickel, but differs from it by having rhizome scales bicolorous and long ciliate margin. The second species is different to E. moranii Mickel by having narrower rhizome, shorter stipe, elliptic blade, attenuate blade base, shorter fertile fronds with blackish costa and present at lower altitudinal distribution. After that, the third species differs from E. lingua (C. Presl) Brack. by pale rhizome scales with long ciliate margin, shorter fronds and blade scales denser and lighter. Finally, the fourth species is related to E. atrosquamatum Mickel, but with relative longer fronds and broader blade. The geographical distributions of E. guatemalense (Klotzsch) T. Moore, E. longicrure Christ, E. minutum (Pohl ex Fée) T. Moore and E. nicaragüense A. Rojas are expanded.
Stato:Repositorio UNA
Istituzione:Universidad Nacional de Costa Rica
Repositorio:Repositorio UNA
Lingua:Inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:null:11056/26149
Accesso online:http://hdl.handle.net/11056/26149
https://doi.org/10.4236/ajps.2017.86082
Keyword:DRYOPTERIDACEAE
ELAPHOGLOSSUM
HELECHOS
NUEVOS REGISTROS
NUEVAS ESPECIES
TAXONOMÍA
FERNS
TAXONOMY