The elongate leaves that are distally proliferous help to distinguish Cranfilia caudata from other neotropical Blechnaceae.
Cranfilia caudata
Collection data
Classification & Common Names
- Class: Polypodiopsida
- Family: Blechnaceae
- Genus: Cranfillia Gasper & V.A.O. Dittrich
- Species: Cranfillia caudata (Baker) V.A.O. Dittrich & Gasper
Collection Data
- Collection Date: 31-XII-2014
- Primary collector: M. Sundue
- Collected by: M. Sundue - W. Testo - D. Barrington - N. Patel
- Determined by: W. Testo
- Habitat: Cloud forest
Collection Location
- General location: Volcán Barva
- Country: Costa Rica
- State or Province: Heredia
- Coordinates: ,
About the Author
Michael Sundue
My field work is centered in Colombia, and Papua New Guinea. I am based at the Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh (E). If you have any ferns that you want identified, please send them to me!
According to Moran’s treatment in Flora Mesoamericana (1995), this primarily Andean species is known in Central America from a single collection from the summit of Volcan Barva, where these photos were taken.
Michael: the correct name of this plant is Cranfillia caudata (Baker) V.A.O. Dittrich & Gasper – we corrected the name here (https://www.researchgate.net/publication/315810645_The_family_Blechnaceae_Polypodiopsida_in_Brazil_key_to_the_genera_and_taxonomic_treatment_of_Austroblechnum_Cranfillia_Lomaridium_Neoblechnum_and_Telmatoblechnum_for_southern_and_southeastern_Brazil)
Best regards,
Vinícius
Thanks Vinicius! I will update the nomenclature