According to Proctor’s (1989) Ferns of Puerto Rico, this taxon is known only from two localities, both of them old masonry. The population photographed here was growing on the walls of El Morro, the seaside castle in Old San Juan.
Pitryogramma chrysophylla var. gabrielae
Collection data (M. Sundue, 2106 )
Classification & Common Names
- Class: Polypodiopsida
- Family: Pteridaceae
- Genus: Pityrogramma Link
- Species: Pitryogramma chrysophylla
- Variety: gabrielae
No mapped posts found (no valid coordinates).
Collection Location
- General location: San Juan
- Country: Puerto Rico
- 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!
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