Amblovenatum opulentum

by Jefferson Prado | Jan 13, 2014 | Ferns, New Collections | 0 comments

Common grows in gaps in forest understory on relatively rich soils. Found in gaps in the REBIO Uatumã. Originally from the tropics of the Old World, but due to introduction, today it is found worldwide in the tropics, including urban areas.

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Collection data

Classification & Common Names

Class: Polypodiopsida
Family: Thelypteridaceae
Genus: Amblovenatum J.P. Roux
Species: Amblovenatum opulentum (Kaulf.) J.P. Roux

Collection Data

Collection Date: 5-II-2008
Collection Number: 1903
Primary collector: J. Prado
Collected by: H. Tuomisto, K. Ruokolainen, G. Zuquim & J.N. de Souza
Habitat: Tropical rainforest
Habit: Terrestrial
Specimen locations: INPA, SP, TURKU

Collection Location

Amazonas, Brazil

General location: Rebio of Uatumã
Country: Brazil
State or Province: Amazonas
City: Balbina
Municipality: Presidente Figueiredo
Coordinates: ,

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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.