Mycopteris taxifolia is the type species of the genus.
Mycopteris taxifolia
Collection data
Classification & Common Names
- Class: Polypodiopsida
- Family: Polypodiaceae
- Genus: Mycopteris Sundue
- Species: Mycopteris taxifolia (L.) Sundue
Collection Data
- Collection Date: 25-I-2010
- Collection Number: 2042
- Primary collector: M. Sundue
- Collected by: M. Sundue F. Axelrod, D. Conant & M. Lehnert
- Determined by: M. Sundue
- Habitat: Tropical rainforest
- Habit: Lithophyte
- Specimen locations: NY, UPRRP
Collection Location
- General location: Sierra Luquillo El Yunque National Forest
- Country: Puerto Rico
- Coordinates: ,
- Elevation: 2300 ft
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!
Can we have every species of Mycopteris on this site, please? 😉