Campyloneurum amphostenon (Kunze ex Klotzsch) Fée

  • Authority

    Mickel, John T. & Beitel, Joseph M. 1988. Pteridophyte Flora of Oaxaca, Mexico. Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 46: 1-580.

  • Family

    Polypodiaceae

  • Scientific Name

    Campyloneurum amphostenon (Kunze ex Klotzsch) Fée

  • Description

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    Species Description - Similar to C. angustifolium in the irregular immersed venation and pruinose rhizome but with broader blade ((10-) 17-32 mm broad), longer stipe (2-9 cm long), longer and wider rhizome scales (4-6 mm long, 1.0-2.5 mm wide), more sorus rows (2-4-seriate between midvein and margin), and occurrence at higher elevation.

  • Discussion

    Polypodium amphostenon Kunze ex Klotzsch, Linnaea 20: 399. 1847. Polypodium angustifolium Swartz var. amphostenon (Kunze ex Klotzsch) Baker in Martius, Fl. bras. 1(2): 530. 1870. Campyloneurum angustifolium Swartz var. amphostenon (Kunze ex Klotzsch) Farwell, Amer. Midl. Naturalist 12:296. 1931. Type. Venezuela. Mérida, Moritz 120b (isotype K!, frag. NY!).

  • Distribution

    Epiphytic in wet montane forest; Centro, Ixtlán, Miahuatlán, Mixe, Villa Alta; (1150-) 1850-2700 m. Mexico (Gro, SLP, Hgo, Ver, Pue, Oax, Chis); Guat to CR; Jam, Hisp; Ven & Col to Bol.

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