Collection Data (W. Testo 1244)
Classification & Common Names
- Class: Polypodiopsida
- Family: Metaxyaceae
- Genus: Metaxya C. Presl
- Species: Metaxya rostrata (Humb. & Bonpl. ex Willd.) C. Presl
- Var./Subsp.:
- Common name(s):
General Collection Data
- Date: 4-I-2017
- Primary Collector & #: W. Testo 1244
- Collection Party: University of Vermont Tropical Plant Systematics course
- Det. History: W. Testo (VT)
- Habitat:
- Habit: Terrestrial
- Specimen Locations: CR, VT
Additional Comments
Near Los Mogos, beneath Parka pendula
Collection Location
- Location: Osa Peninsula – – – Puntarenas – Costa Rica.
- Coordinates: 8°45'34.1"N 83°21'50.9"W
- Elevation: 200 m
Are you sure it is not M. elongata Tuomisto & Cardenas? A picture of the apex of the pinnae could help distinguishing between them.
Hi Gabriela –
Thanks for the comment. You are right – this is definitely M. elongata. I was stuck in the old taxonomic scheme for the group. I’ll update this!
Wes