Lomariopsis sorbifolia (L.) Fée, Mém. Foug. 2: 69. 1845.
Fig. 10. E
Basionym: Acrostichum sorbifolium L.
Terrestrial fern, 1-1.5 m long. Rhizomes scandent by aerial roots, light brown, slightly compressed or obtusely triangular, with longitudinal ...more ↓
Lomariopsis sorbifolia (L.) Fée, Mém. Foug. 2: 69. 1845.
Fig. 10. E
Basionym: Acrostichum sorbifolium L.
Terrestrial fern, 1-1.5 m long. Rhizomes scandent by aerial roots, light brown, slightly compressed or obtusely triangular, with longitudinal keels, sometimes sulcate, 5-10 mm wide, densely covered with light brown, narrowly lanceolate, ciliate, imbricate scales, 8-12 mm long. Sterile fronds 25-115 cm long; stipes 5-30 cm long, light brown, sulcate, with scattered scales; rachis narrowly winged; pinnae 30-52, alternate or subopposite, ovate to lanceolate, chartaceous, 6-13 × 1.5-2.3 cm, with the midvein prominent on both surfaces, the apex long-acuminate to caudate, the base cuneate, equilateral, the margins finely serrate, slightly revolute; lower surface with the secondary venation conspicuous, parallel, free. Fertile fronds smaller than the sterile ones; pinnae linear, 4-8.5 × 3-5 mm, the apex obtuse, the base cuneate; lower surface densely covered with dark brown sporangia.
Phenology:Collected in fertile condition from May to November.
Status: Native, very common.
Selected Specimens Examined: Acevedo-Rdgz., P. 10816; Sintenis, P. 1762.
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Common Vines & Climbing Plants of Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands
