Diagnostic description ³

Odontosoria scandens (Desv.) C. Chr., Ind. Fil. 354, 465. 1906.

Fig. 7. D-F

Basionym: Humata scandens Desv.

Synonym: Odontosoria uncinella (Kunze) Fée

Clambering fern. Rhizomes creeping, scarcely elongate, densely covered with reddish brown scales at the apex. Fronds 3-pinnate, glabrous, clambering or twining, up to 2 m in length; pinnae numerous, opposite or subopposite, 10-18 cm long, lanceolate or oblong; pinnules subopposite or alternate; secondary pinnules bilobed or laciniate, cuneiform, coriaceous, the apex not revolute; rachis yellowish, unarmed (rarely with scattered small spines), smooth.

Phenology: Found in fertile condition throughout the year.

Status: Native, uncommon.

Selected Specimens Examined: Acevedo-Rdgz., P. 7825; 9431. Britton, N.L. 1457; 2454; 2613; Proctor, G.R. 39422; 40812; Sargent, F.H. 403; 3139; Schubert 408; Sintenis, P. 4600; Webster, G.L. 8767.

Distribution ⁴

Distribution: Sporadic along the Cordillera Central, in moist secondary and disturbed forests. Also in Cuba and Hispaniola.

Public forests: El Yunque, Guilarte, Maricao, and Toro Negro.

Sources and Credits

1. (c) Smithsonian Institution, National Museum of Natural History, Department of Botany, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA), https://collections.nmnh.si.edu/services/media.php?env=botany&irn=10352198
2. (c) Smithsonian Institution, National Museum of Natural History, Department of Botany, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA), https://collections.nmnh.si.edu/services/media.php?env=botany&irn=10368970
3. (c) Pedro Acevedo-Rodríguez, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA), http://eol.org/data_objects/28435032
4. (c) Pedro Acevedo-Rodríguez, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA), http://eol.org/data_objects/28435633

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