Polybotrya caudata Kunze

  • 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

    Dryopteridaceae

  • Scientific Name

    Polybotrya caudata Kunze

  • Description

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    Species Description - Plants hemiepiphytic. Rhizomes 5-25 mm thick, with lanceolate- linear to triangular, brown, opaque, entire to denticulate scales, 8-20 X 1-2 mm. Sterile fronds 2-3-pinnatepinnatifid, glabrous to pilose; basal pinnae 20-50 X 7-25 cm, petiolate, subequilateral, acuminate; pinnules truncate to cordate at base, the margins ciliate, the petiole, rachis and midrib glabrous to pubescent. Fertile fronds bipinnate; pinnae 4-10 X 0.5-1.5 cm, covered on both surfaces with sori.

    Distribution and Ecology - Common in forest understory.