Sticherus brevipubis
Diagnostic description 2
Gleichenia brevipubis C. Chr., Bull. Herb. Boissier Ser. 2, 6: 280. 1906.
Synonym: Sticherus brevipubis (C. Chr.) A.R. Sm.
Terrestrial fern. Rhizomes creeping, reddish brown, glabrous or with some scattered shortciliate scales. Fronds clambering or decumbent, 1-2 m in length, forming a dense thicket, difficult to penetrate; pinnae 2-3 times bifurcate, sparsely covered with scales in the bifurcation; rachis cylindrical, glabrescent, the primary rachis with proleptic indeterminate growth, the secondary ones short; terminal pinnae 20-35 cm long, with a few brown-purple, short-ciliate, and deciduous scales along the midvein on the lower surface; secondary pinnules oblong-deltoid, the apex obtuse; the upper surface glabrous; the lower surface white-woolly. Sori ferruginous.
Phenology: Collected in fertile condition in August.
Status: Native, rare.
Selected Specimens Examined: Proctor, G.R. 39420; 41419.
Distribution 3
Distribution: Known in Puerto Rico from two recent collections (Proctor 39420 and 41419). Also from Mexico to Costa Rica.
Public forest: Toro Negro.
Sources and Credits
- (c) MBG, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA), http://images.mobot.org/tropicosthumbnails/TropicosImages2/266/26607414_001.jpg
- (c) Pedro Acevedo-Rodríguez, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA), http://eol.org/data_objects/28435038
- (c) Pedro Acevedo-Rodríguez, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA), http://eol.org/data_objects/28435637
