I believe this collection corresponds to Salpichlaena volubilis subsp. amazonica, based on its location and its entire leaf margins. However, it was growing at a very high elevation for this taxon (2500 m).
Salpichlaena volubilis subsp. amazonica
Collection data
Classification & Common Names
- Class: Polypodiopsida
- Family: Blechnaceae
- Genus: Salpichlaena J. Sm.
- Species: Salpichlaena volubilis (Kaulf.) J. Sm.
- Subspecies: amazonica G.G. Cárdenas & Tuomisto
Collection Data
Collection Location
- General location: Serranía El Peligro
- Country: Colombia
- State or Province: Boyacá
- Municipality: Arcabuco
- Coordinates: ,
- 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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