Trichipteris corcovadensis (Raddi) Copel.

Filed As

Cyatheaceae
Trichipteris corcovadensis (Raddi) Copel.

Collector(s)

R. M. Harley 18236 with S. J. Mayo, R. M. Storr, T. S. Santos, R. S. Pinheiro, 24 Jan 1977

Location

Brazil. Bahia. 29km from Una and 19km from Nova Colonial West along road to Rio Branco. By the Fazenda Iguaçú, Dendhevea.

Habitat

High evergreen forest.

Description

Tree fern with trunk to 3½m long, 7cm thick, fronds to 2.5m. Leaf bases with brown ramentae, petiole including leaf base 82cm long, cross section: [see label for drawing]. Leaf lamina bipinnate, 2m long, pinnules 9 per side, terminal pinnule 30cm long, lateral ones 40cm long at base 60cm long in centre and 30cm long at apex of lamina just below terminal pinnule. Ultimate leaflets from 10 to 12cm long, 2cm broad except in penultimate pinnules which are 5 to 7cm long and 1.5cm wide. Only one pinna fertile. Leaflets shiny green above, less shiny and paler below, with venation visible as darker green. Petiole and rhachis brown below, pale green above. Sori pale brown. Phenology of specimen: Sterile.

Identifiers

NY Barcode: 816378

Occurrence ID: 01b95a18-2951-4dcd-a7ce-d490d0dbbe7a

Related Objects

Specimen - 816376, R. M. Harley 18236, Trichipteris corcovadensis (Raddi) Copel., Cyatheaceae (3.0), Pteridophyta; South America, Brazil, Bahia

Specimen - 816377, R. M. Harley 18236, Trichipteris corcovadensis (Raddi) Copel., Cyatheaceae (3.0), Pteridophyta; South America, Brazil, Bahia

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