It is a beatiful species of Adiantum with anastomosing veins. Occurs in Guianas and North Brazil.
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Adiantum adiantoides
Collection data (J. Prado, )
Classification & Common Names
- Class: Polypodiopsida
- Family: Pteridaceae
- Genus: Adiantum L.
- Species: Adiantum adiantoides (J. Sm.) C. Chr.
Collection Data
- Primary collector: J. Prado
- Habitat: Tropical rainforest
- Habit: Terrestrial
- Specimen locations: INPA, SP, TURKU
No mapped posts found (no valid coordinates).
Collection Location
- General location: Rebio of Uatumã
- Country: Brazil
- State or Province: Amazonas
- City: Balbina
- Municipality: Presidente Figueiredo
- Coordinates: ,
About the Author
Jefferson Prado
I am a Brazilian pteridologist and I work on phylogeny, nomenclature, taxonomy, and geographical distribution of Pteridaceae and Dryopteridaceae; pteridoflora in Brazil, Bolivia, and China.
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Nice! I’ve always wanted to see pictures of this species. It is really beautiful. Now I can finally compare it with A. diphyllum, that other species with anastomosing veins from southern Bahia: http://www.fernsoftheworld.com/2014/01/10/adiantum-diphyllum/