Elaphoglossum piloselloides T.Moore
Descripción
Rhizomes erect or ascending, ca. 2 mm diam.; rhizome scales linear, orange, entire, 3–6 mm long; fronds clumped, 2–4(–8) X 0.4–1 cm; phyllopodia absent; stipes slender, usually 2⁄3–3⁄4 the frond length, moderately clothed with tan to orange, very narrow, subulate scales, 1.5–2 mm long; blades spatulate, obovatelanceolate to narrowly elliptic, chartaceous, bases broadly cuneate, apices obtuse; veins obscure, free, simple or rarely once-forked, ca. 1 mm apart, at 40–50° angle to costa; hydathodes present but inconspicuous; blade scales somewhat subulate (slightly inrolled at base), tan to dull orange, 1–2 mm, uniformly and moderately covering the blade surfaces; fertile fronds as tall as or taller than the sterile, more erect, stipes ca. 4⁄5 the length, blades smaller than those of the sterile fronds, often folded in half, spathulate to nearly round, scales of blades and distal part of stipes dark brown to black, lustrous, scale bases not inrolled but spreading and slightly toothed, soral scales absent except for bases of costae.A
Forma de vida
o epipétrica. TerrestreA
Ejemplar revisado
Chis (Ghiesbreght 313, F, K, NY). Gro (Rzedowski 26015, ENCB, NY). Hgo (Pringle 15628, CAS, US). Jal (McVaugh 13997, MICH). Méx (Hinton 8205, NY). Mich (Pringle 13253, UC). Mor (Lyonnet 3333, US). Nay (Norris & Taranto 14602, MICH). Oax (Pringle 4964, GH, US). Sin (Breedlove 44967, ENCB, CAS). Ver (Bourgeau 3273, NY).A
Elevación
1000 – 2600 mA
Tipo de vegetación
Bosque de encino, Bosque de pino-encinoA
Categoría IUCN
No incluidaB
Categoría NOM-059-SEMARNAT-2010
No incluidaC
Discusión taxonómica
Elaphoglossum piloselloides is often placed under E. spatulatum (Bory) T. Moore of Africa, Madagascar, Réunion, and Sri Lanka, but differs from it in having the scales of the fertile fronds black as opposed to orange-tan as on the sterile fronds. African material is also highly variable in blade shape, often being somewhat elongate to linear.A