Salpichlaena hookeriana is a species that occurs in Brazilian Amazon.
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- Habit – Climbing fern
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- Detail of the fertile and sterile fronds
Collection Data (J. Prado 1821)
Classification & Common Names
- Class: Polypodiopsida
- Family: Blechnaceae
- Genus: Salpichlaena J. Sm.
- Species: Salpichlaena hookeriana (Kunze) Alston
- Var./Subsp.:
- Common name(s):
General Collection Data
- Date: 24-I-2008
- Primary Collector & #: J. Prado 1821
- Collection Party: J. Prado, Tuomisto, H., Ruokolainen, Zuquim, G. & Souza, J.N. de
- Det. History:
- Habitat: Tropical rainforest
- Habit: Terrestrial
- Specimen Locations: INPA, SP, TURKU
Additional Comments
Collection Location
- Location: Manaus–Itacoatiara road – Itacoatiara – Itacoatiara – Amazonas – Brazil.
- Coordinates: 03°08′34″S, 58°26′38″W
- Elevation:
Fantastic, I have never seen this species before and wondered what it looked like.
Michael, this species is similar to Salpichlaena volubilis, but differs in having the fertile frond with linear pinnae. It is really a beautiful species in the field. It grows as climbing fern and reach the top of the trees.