This species of Rumohra is very common on the coastal sand dunes of Florianópolis, Brazil.
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- Peltate, circular indusia.
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- Scaly rhizome.
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- Habit.
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- Grooves on rachis.
Rumohra adiantiformis
Collection data
Classification & Common Names
- Class: Polypodiopsida
- Family: Dryopteridaceae
- Genus: Rumohra Raddi
- Species: Rumohra adiantiformis (G. Forst.) Ching
Collection Data
- Collection Date: 05-XI-2011
- Primary collector: N. P. Smith
- Habitat: Sand dunes
- Habit: Terrestrial
Collection Location
- General location: Rio Tavares (Ilha da Santa Catarina)
- Country: Brazil
- State or Province: Santa Catarina
- City: Florianópolis
- Coordinates: ,
About the Author
Nathan Smith
I am an amateur botanist working on the fern and lycophyte florulas of Santa Catarina Island and the Furnas River Reserve, in southern Brazil.
That is Rumohra adiantiformis. I have heard that it grows in beach strand in Brazil, but never seen a photo. In the Andes it is an epiphyte of humid forests. That species has a circum-austral distribution and can be found in S. America, S. Africa, and Australia.
Thanks for the det. This is one of the most common ferns that grows on the coast around Florianópolis. I will collect more material and ask FLOR to mail duplicates to VT.