This is a common fern of roadsides in lowland secondary forest. The leaves have a metallic-blue iridescence.
Coryphopteris sp.
Any help identifying this collection would be greatly appreciated.
Cyclopeltis semicordata
Collection data (J. Castro H., )
Classification & Common Names
- Class: Polypodiopsida
- Family: Lomariopsidaceae
- Genus: Cyclopeltis J. Sm.
- Species: Cyclopeltis semicordata (Sw.) J. Sm.
Collection Data
- Collection Date: 23-III-2014
- Primary collector: J. Castro H.
- Collected by: J. Castro H - L. Urrea
- Determined by: J. Castro
- Habitat: Evergreen rainforest
- Habit: Terrestrial
- Specimen location: HUA
No mapped posts found (no valid coordinates).
Collection Location
- General location: Tulenapa Biological Station
- Country: Colombia
- State or Province: Antioquia
- Municipality: Carepa
- Coordinates: ,
- Elevation: 43 m
Nice plant – those overalpping pinnae auricles are diagnostic.