This species is recognizable by the presence of indusia, short white hairs throughout the leaf surfaces, and lustrous, rigid scales on the costae. As its name suggests, it is endemic to the Andes, and is found from Colombia to Bolivia.
Megalastrum andicola
Collection data
Classification & Common Names
- Class: Polypodiopsida
- Family: Dryopteridaceae
- Genus: Megalastrum Holttum
- Species: Megalastrum andicola (C. Chr.) A.R. Sm. & R.C. Moran
Collection Data
- Collection Date: 19-VIII-2017
- Collection Number: 1448
- Primary collector: W. Testo
- Collected by: David Sanín, Gabriel Peñaloza, Sandra Urbano.
- Determined by: W Testo, October, 2017
- Habitat: Riparian forest
- Habit: Terrestrial
- Specimen location: HUA
Collection Location
- General location: Reserva Natural La Planada
- Country: Colombia
- State or Province: Nariño
- City: Ricaurte
- Municipality: Resguardo Indígena Awa de Ricaurte
- Coordinates: ,
- Elevation: 1750 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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