The massive elliptic lamina and subulate scales serve to distinguish Elaphoglossum crinitum.
Bommeria hispida
Another beautiful cultivated species that I saw during my short trip to California. Bommeria is characterized by pedate, pentagonal laminae with sporangia spreading along free veins. The indument of the upper surface consists of many unicellular hairs. The genus has...
Wow! Nice photos! This is the type of Elaphoglossum sect. Polytrichia sensu Mickel & Atehortúa (1980). Would you mind if I borrow some of these images for my pre-defense seminar? I also photographed E. crinitum in CR, but the pictures didn’t come out very good…
Sure thing! Thanks for asking. I had a hard time photographing this sp. as well since the leaves are so big and I was shooting with my macro lens.
I bought a beautiful spécimen almost a year ago. The Plant was doing well until I transplanted it 2 weeks ago. The surrounding of one new leaf is getting flabby and the green colour is fading also in this area? Any ideas what I did wrong! The new putting mis I used is some earth, peat Moss and fir bark.