Danaea nodosa (L.) Sm.
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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.
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Family
Marattiaceae
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Scientific Name
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Description
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Species Description - Rhizomes short-creeping, thick, to 5 cm diam. (including base of petioles). Fronds 3—6; petiole canaliculate, to 70 cm long, without swollen nodes, covered with hastate, rust-colored scales of variable size and shape. Sterile fronds pinnate, with 9 pairs of opposite pinnae and one similar terminal pinna; pinnae elliptic, ca. 23 X 4 cm, the narrowed apex 20-25 mm long, dentate, the veins parallel, closely spaced, simple or 1-branched. Fertile fronds with 7-11 pairs of linear pinnae, 7-13 X 1-1.5 cm.
Distribution and Ecology - Rare, on slopes in lowland forest