Trichomanes lucens Sw.
Descripción
Rhizomes stout, 3–7 mm diam., erect; rhizome hairs reddish brown, 1.5–2 mm long; roots present; fronds 10–60 cm long, clumped; stipes ca. 1⁄8 the frond length, 0.3–0.8 mm wide, green to brown, non-alate, with hairs similar to those of rhizomes; blades lanceolate, membranaceous, bipinnatifid, 3–8 cm wide, proximal pinnae reduced, apices pinnatifid; rachises alate to basal pinnae or basal pinna stalked; pinna margins entire, flat; veins free, forked, with dense, simple, jointed, 1–3 mm long, reddish brown hairs, false veins absent; involucres immersed in blade tissue, triangular-tubular, 1.5–2 X 1–1.5 mm at apices.A
Forma de vida
EpífitaA
Ejemplar revisado
Oax (Mickel 5588, NY; Rzedowski 33351a, ENCB, IEB).A
Elevación
1800 – 2150 mA
Tipo de vegetación
Bosque de pino-encinoA
Categoría IUCN
No incluidaB
Categoría NOM-059-SEMARNAT-2010
No incluidaC
Discusión taxonómica
This is an unusual range for this distinctive species, whose nearest stations are in Jamaica and Honduras. It is distinguished by its bipinnatifid, densely hairy blades.A