This species was recently published by Colombian botanists Jose Murillo and Luz-Amparo Triana-Moreno. It can be diagnosed by the impressed veins and 2.5 mm long dark hairs on the lower rachis.
Murillo-A., J. and Triana-moreno, L.A., 2022. Novelties in Austroblechnum (Blechnaceae) from Colombia. Phytotaxa, 572(3), pp.268-274.
Collection Data (M. Sundue 5131)
Classification & Common Names
- Class: Polypodiopsida
- Family: Blechnaceae
- Genus: Austroblechnum Gasper & V.A.O. Dittrich
- Species: Austroblechnum bullatum J.Murillo & L.A.Triana
- Var./Subsp.:
- Common name(s):
General Collection Data
- Date: 2-II-2022
- Primary Collector & #: M. Sundue 5131
- Collection Party: Alejandra Vasco, Weston Testo, Sarah Morris, Susana Vega, Jonatan Castro, Verónica Bedoya, Alejandro Marín, Arcangel Gómez
- Det. History: M. Sundue
- Habitat: Montane forest
- Habit: Lithophyte
- Specimen Locations: BRIT, F, HUA, VT
Additional Comments
On seepy wet cliff face. Sterile leaves arching, fertile leaves erect. Leaf texture rigid, veins impressed.
Collection Location
- Location: Parque Nacional Natural Tatamá – – Santuario – Risaralda – Colombia.
- Coordinates: 5.126345, -76.035816
- Elevation: 2581 m
