I thought this might be Elaphoglossum bellermannianum, but it seems to differ in scale distribution and leaf shape. It definitely belongs to subsect. Muscosa, but the leaf apices are more acute than in known species of that clade.
Elaphoglossum
Collection data
Classification & Common Names
- Class: Polypodiopsida
- Family: Dryopteridaceae
- Genus: Elaphoglossum Schott ex J. Sm.
Collection Data
- Collection Date: 11-XIII-2017
- Collection Number: 1382
- Primary collector: W. Testo
- Collected by: Michael Sundue, David Sanín, William Bravo Pedraza, Cristian Castro, Lia Esperanza Alarcón, Gabriel Peñaloza
- Determined by: Weston Testo, October 2017
- Habitat: Elfin woodland
- Habit: Terrestrial
- Specimen locations: BRIT, HUA, VT
Collection Location
- General location: Páramo la Rusia
- Country: Colombia
- State or Province: Boyacá
- Municipality: Duitama
- Coordinates: ,
- Elevation: 3500 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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