Microgramma tecta (Kaulf.) Alston

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Microgramma tecta (Kaulf.) Alston

Forma de crecimiento

Hierba

Nutrición

Autotrófica

Categoría IUCN

No incluidaA

Categoría NOM-059-SEMARNAT-2010

No incluidaB

Estatus del taxón

(A) Como definida actualmente, probablemente una entidad natural (monofilética)

Discusión taxonómica

Microgramma tecta var. nana (Liebm.) Mickel & Beitel, Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 46: 251. 1988
Microgramma nana (Liebm.) T.E.Almeida, Phytotaxa 354(1): 41. 2018
Acrostichum nanum Liebm., Kongel. Danske Vidensk.-Selsk. Skr. V(1): 171 (seors. 19). 1849
Polypodium blandulum Christ, Bull. Herb. Boissier ser. 2, 7: 259. 1907

Rhizomes slender, 0.3–0.5 mm diam.; rhizome scales 2–3 mm long, concolorous, light brown, narrow, peltate, somewhat spreading, entire; fronds dimorphic, thin; stipes 0–12 mm long in sterile fronds, 1–10 mm in fertile fronds; sterile blades ovate to orbicular or elliptic, 8–20 X 6–13 mm, apices obtuse, bases cordate to truncate; fertile blades lanceolate, 10–40 X 2.5–5 mm, apices obtuse, bases cuneate; indument of numerous narrow, brownish scales, 1–1.5 mm long on both blade surfaces, scales with orbicular fimbriate bases and long hair-like tips; sori round, with narrow scales (like laminar scales) among the sporangia.

Distribution. Epiphytic, mixed forest of pines and hardwoods; 1100–2200 m. Mexico; CR; Col, Ven, Guy (Jansen-Jacobs 4962, UC), Sur, Fr Gui, Ec, Peru, Bol. Also reported from Honduras by Moran (in Davidse et al., 1995).

Specimens Examined. Chis (Gilly & Hernández X. 162, US p.p.). Oax (Anderson 13205, CAS, CHAPA, IEB, MO, NY; Bashor 1971, NY; Campos V. 1011, MEXU; Conzatti & Reko 3033, 3298, MEXU, US).

The small blade size with distinctly dimorphic fronds, lanceolate blade scales, and similar soral scales distinguish this species from congeners in Mexico. Variety tecta, from southeastern Brazil (based on Polypodium tectum Kaulf., Enum. Filic. 87. 1824. Type. Brazil. Ilha de Santa Catarina, Chamisso s.n., LE), is distinguished primarily by the broader scales of the fertile blades (mostly 0.3–0.6 mm wide at bases vs. 0.1–0.25 mm wide in var. nana) and the longer sterile blades (length 2–4 times width, acute at tips vs. length equalling to 1.5 times width, obtuse at tips in var. nana).
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Bibliografía

A. IUCN 2022: The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Versión 2022-2
B. SEMARNAT 2019: MODIFICACIÓN del Anexo Normativo III, Lista de especies en riesgo de la Norma Oficial Mexicana NOM-059-SEMARNAT-2010: 101 pp. – https://www.dof.gob.mx/nota_detalle.php?codigo=5578808&fecha=14/11/2019#gsc.tab=0 [accessed 2023-05-04 06:16]
C. Mickel, J. T. & Smith, A. R. 2004: The Pteridophytes of Mexico Vol. 88