The large 2-pinnate leaves with elongate segments diagnose this species. It was my great pleasure to collect it after seeing it for years in herbaria.
Collection Data (M. Sundue 5182)
Classification & Common Names
- Class: Polypodiopsida
- Family: Athyriaceae
- Genus: Diplazium Sw.
- Species: Diplazium venulosum (Baker) Diels
- Var./Subsp.:
- Common name(s):
General Collection Data
- Date: 7-II-2022
- Primary Collector & #: M. Sundue 5182
- Collection Party: Alejandra Vasco, Weston Testo, Sarah Morris, Susana Vega, Jonatan Castro, Verónica Bedoya, Alejandro Marín, Arcangel Gómez
- Det. History: M. Sundue
- Habitat:
- Habit: Terrestrial
- Specimen Locations: BRIT, F, JAUM, VT
Additional Comments
Leaves 2.5 m long, laminae fleshy, brittle. Distal pinna axes with proliferous buds developing into young plantlets.
Collection Location
- Location: Parque Nacional Natural Tatamá – – Pueblo Rico – Risaralda – Colombia.
- Coordinates: 5.2504, -76.0818
- Elevation: 1180 m
