This species is closely related to Dryopteris patula, a widespread and variable taxon from tropical America. Dryopteris flaccisquama appears to be restricted to southern Central America and northwestern South America.
Dryopteris flaccisquama
Collection data (W. Testo, 1326 )
Classification & Common Names
- Class: Polypodiopsida
- Family: Dryopteridaceae
- Genus: Dryopteris Adans.
- Species: Dryopteris flaccisquama A. Rojas
Collection Data
- Collection Date: 06-VIII-2017
- Collection Number: 1326
- Primary collector: W. Testo
- Collected by: M. Sundue, D. Sanin, y estudiantes de curso de helechos
- Determined by: W. Testo
- Habit: Terrestrial
Collection Location
- General location: Carretera hacia Santuario Flora y Fauna Iguaque
- Country: Colombia
- State or Province: Boyacá
- Coordinates: 5.676,-73.463
- Elevation: 2700 m
About the Author
wtesto
I am a postdoc at the University of Gothenburg, Sweden. I am interested in fern and lycophyte diversity, especially in the American tropics.
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