Mycopteris alsopteris

by Michael Sundue | Feb 4, 2023 | Ferns | 0 comments

Collection data (M. Sundue, 5112 )

Classification & Common Names

Class: Polypodiopsida
Family: Polypodiaceae
Genus: Mycopteris Sundue
Species: Mycopteris alsopteris (C. V. Morton) Sundue

Collection Data

Collection Date: 30-I-2022
Collection Number: 5112
Primary collector: M. Sundue
Collected by: Alejandra Vasco, Weston Testo, Sarah Morris, Susana Vega, Jonatan Castro, Verónica Bedoya, Alejandro Marín, Arcangel Gómez
Determined by: M. Sundue
Habit: Epiphyte
Specimen locations: BRIT, F, HUA, VT
Observations: Low canopy epiphyte. Leaves arching or pendent. Locally abundant on slopes of forest neart the quebrada of the first bridge from the station.

Mycopteris alsopteris

Collection Location

General location: Reserva Natural Comunitaria Cerro El Inglés
Country: Colombia
State or Province: Valle del Cauca
Coordinates: 4.747552,-76.290474
Elevation: 2148 m

About the Author

Michael Sundue

My field work is centered in Colombia, and Papua New Guinea. I am based at the Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh (E). If you have any ferns that you want identified, please send them to me!