I believe this is Dennstaedtia globulifera but may be mistaken — IDs are welcome!
Dennstaedtia cornuta
Collection data (W. Testo, 1367 )
Classification & Common Names
- Class: Polypodiopsida
- Family: Dennstaedtiaceae
- Genus: Dennstaedtia Moore
- Species: Dennstaedtia cornuta (Kaulf.) Mett.
Collection Data
- Collection Date: 10-VIII-2017
- Collection Number: 1367
- Primary collector: W. Testo
- Collected by: David Sanín, Alexandre Salino, William Bravo Pedraza, Lucas Lima.
- Determined by: Weston Testo, October, 2017
- Habitat: Bosque altoandino
- Habit: Terrestrial
- Specimen locations: BRIT, HUA, VT
- Observations: Terrestrial along stream. In deep shade in deep ravine.
Collection Location
- General location: Serranía El Peligro
- Country: Colombia
- State or Province: Boyacá
- Municipality: Arcabuco
- Coordinates: 5.74,-73.5
- Elevation: 2500 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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Hi Ran — no, I don’t believe this to be a Saccoloma, but I agree: it is an odd Dennstaedtia!
The rhizome morphology excludes globulifera as a possibility. I am going to put cornuta for now until someone else has a better idea.