Austroblechnum bullatum

by Michael Sundue | Feb 22, 2023 | Ferns | 0 comments

This species was recently published by Colombian botanists Jose Murillo and Luz-Amparo Triana-Moreno. It can be diagnosed by the impressed veins and 2.5 mm long dark hairs on the lower rachis.

Murillo-A., J. and Triana-moreno, L.A., 2022. Novelties in Austroblechnum (Blechnaceae) from Colombia. Phytotaxa, 572(3), pp.268-274.

Collection data

Classification & Common Names

Class: Polypodiopsida
Family: Blechnaceae
Genus: Austroblechnum Gasper & V.A.O. Dittrich
Species: Austroblechnum bullatum J.Murillo & L.A.Triana

Collection Data

Collection Date: 2-II-2022
Primary collector: M. Sundue
Collected by: Alejandra Vasco, Weston Testo, Sarah Morris, Susana Vega, Jonatan Castro, Verónica Bedoya, Alejandro Marín, Arcangel Gómez
Habitat: Montane forest
Habit: Lithophyte
Specimen locations: BRIT, F, HUA, VT

Collection Location

General location: Parque Nacional Natural Tatamá
Country: Colombia
State or Province: Risaralda
Municipality: Santuario
Coordinates: 5.126345,-76.035816
Elevation: 2581 m

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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!