Blechnum gracile Kaulf.

• Authority

  Mori, S. A., et al. 1997. Guide to the vascular plants of central French Guiana: Part 1. Pteridophytes, gymnosperms, and monocotyledons. Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 76: 1-422.

• Family

  Blechnaceae

• Scientific Name

  Blechnum gracile Kaulf.

• Description

  
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  Species Description - Plants epiphytic. Rhizomes erect, covered with brown, triangular scale's 2 X 0.5 mm. Fronds 1-3, pinnatifid to pinnate; petiole yellowish, 5-15 cm long, with brown, triangular scales at base; pinnae in 2 or 3 pairs more or less adnate to rachis, lanceolate, arcuate, glabrous on midrib Sori linear, along midrib. Very rare, in forest at ca. 650 m.