The granitic/gneissic inselbergs of coastal Brazil are known for their high levels of endemism and taxonomic diversity. They are sometimes interpreted as dry islands within the Atlantic rainforest, supporting a highly specialized vegetation that includes many ferns and lycophytes. Here you can see Anemia retroflexa, a beautiful endemic species of southeastern Brazil that thrives in this particular environment.
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- A. retroflexa – habitat
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- A. retroflexa – habit
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- A. retroflexa – sterile leaf
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- A. retroflexa – fertile leaf
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- A. retroflexa – leaf architecture
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- A. retroflexa – rhizome
Collection Data (P.H. Labiak 4139)
Classification & Common Names
- Class: Polypodiopsida
- Family: Anemiaceae
- Genus: Anemia Sw.
- Species: Anemia retroflexa Brade
- Var./Subsp.:
- Common name(s):
General Collection Data
- Date: 16-VII-2007
- Primary Collector & #: P.H. Labiak 4139
- Collection Party: F.B. Matos, A. Fontana & L. Kollmann
- Det. History: P.H. Labiak & F.B. Matos, VII.2007
- Habitat: Atlantic Forest, Inselberg
- Habit: Terrestrial
- Specimen Locations: MBML, NY, UPCB
Additional Comments
Collection Location
- Location: Pedra dos Três Pontões – – Afonso Cláudio – Espírito Santo – Brazil.
- Coordinates: -20.076667, -41.079722
- Elevation: 1050 m
