This species is widespread in the tropical Andes and hybridizes with several other Pleopeltis species.
Pleopeltis buchtienii
Collection data
Classification & Common Names
- Class: Polypodiopsida
- Family: Polypodiaceae
- Genus: Pleopeltis Humb. & Bonpl. ex Willd.
- Species: Pleopeltis buchtienii (H. Christ & Rosenst.) A. R. Sm.
Collection Data
- Collection Date: 09-VIII-2017
- Collection Number: 1356
- Primary collector: W. Testo
- Collected by: David Sanín, Alexandre Salino, William Bravo Pedraza, Lucas Lima.
- Determined by: M. Sundue 2021
- Habitat: Bosque secundario
- Habit: Terrestrial
- Specimen locations: BRIT, HUA, VT
Collection Location
- General location: entre Arcabuco y SFF Iguaque
- Country: Colombia
- State or Province: Boyacá
- Municipality: Iguaque
- Coordinates: ,
- Elevation: 2250 m
About the Author
wtesto
I am a postdoc at the University of Gothenburg, Sweden. I am interested in fern and lycophyte diversity, especially in the American tropics.
I believe this is Pleopeltis buchtienii based on the sparse scales and laminae shape. I will update the det.