Cranfilia caudata

by Michael Sundue | Jan 4, 2015 | Ferns, Observations | 3 comments

The elongate leaves that are distally proliferous help to distinguish Cranfilia caudata from other neotropical Blechnaceae.

Collection data (M. Sundue, )

Classification & Common Names

Class: Polypodiopsida
Family: Blechnaceae
Genus: Cranfillia Gasper & V.A.O. Dittrich
Species: Cranfillia caudata (Baker) V.A.O. Dittrich & Gasper

Collection Data

Collection Date: 31-XII-2014
Primary collector: M. Sundue
Collected by: M. Sundue - W. Testo - D. Barrington - N. Patel
Determined by: W. Testo
Habitat: Cloud forest
Observations: Forming large colonies in the understory.

Cranfilia caudata

Collection Location

General location: Volcán Barva
Country: Costa Rica
State or Province: Heredia
Coordinates: 10.135,-84.1

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!

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3 Comments

wtesto on May 7, 2015 at 1:59 pm

According to Moran’s treatment in Flora Mesoamericana (1995), this primarily Andean species is known in Central America from a single collection from the summit of Volcan Barva, where these photos were taken.
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Vinícius A.O. Dittrich on May 17, 2018 at 10:49 pm

Michael: the correct name of this plant is Cranfillia caudata (Baker) V.A.O. Dittrich & Gasper – we corrected the name here (https://www.researchgate.net/publication/315810645_The_family_Blechnaceae_Polypodiopsida_in_Brazil_key_to_the_genera_and_taxonomic_treatment_of_Austroblechnum_Cranfillia_Lomaridium_Neoblechnum_and_Telmatoblechnum_for_southern_and_southeastern_Brazil)
Best regards,
Vinícius
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- Michael Sundue on May 18, 2018 at 11:48 am
  
  Thanks Vinicius! I will update the nomenclature
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