This plant appears to be close to S. eleutherophlebium, but differs by short dense pubescence on the lamina. Has anyone else encountered plants like this?
Serpocaulon eleutherophlebium, vel. aff.
Collection data
Classification & Common Names
- Class: Polypodiopsida
- Family: Polypodiaceae
- Genus: Serpocaulon A. R. Sm.
- Species: Serpocaulon eleutherophlebium (Fée) A. R. Sm.
Collection Data
- Collection Date: 8-Jan-2013
- Collected by: M. Sundue with D. Barrington and the UVM Tropical Plant Systematics students
- Habitat: Remnant oak forest
- Habit: Epiphyte
- Specimen location: VT
Collection Location
- General location: Volcán Irazú
- Country: Costa Rica
- State or Province: Cartago
- Coordinates: ,
- Elevation: ca. 2500 m
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!
This plant could be S. subandinum, which is dense pubescent.
Thanks for the suggestion David! Would that be a new record for Costa Rica, or do you know of other records from there? I think I have a duplicate I can send you.