Schizaea elegans (Vahl) Sw.

THE NEW YORK BOTANICAL GARDEN
PLANTS OF PERU
Dpto. Loreto, Prov. Maynas
Daly No. 5131
Schizaeaceae
Schizaea	Sco
h riidc<-i
Rio Nanay, Puerto Almendras
0 3°45T, 73°ISM.
20km SW of Iquitos,
Moist forest on terra firme. Sandy soil, poorly
drained in places. Area said to have been selectively!
logged of meliaceous species in the past.
Terrestrial fern, sori orange-brown. Rare.
D. C. Daly, P. Acevedo R.,
J. Chota
26 April, 1987
Field work supported by the National Cancer Institute!
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