Elaphoglossum squamipes (Hook.) T.Moore
Descripción
Rhizomes long-creeping, ca. 1 mm diam.; rhizome scales ovate to linear-lanceolate, dull orange, peltate, entire, 3–6 mm long; fronds 1–2 cm distant, 5–8 X 1.2–1.6 cm; phyllopodia absent; stipes slender, ca. 1⁄2 the frond length, moderately clothed with ovate, dull orange scales 2–3 mm long; blades ovate-lanceolate or spatulate, chartaceous, bases broadly cuneate, apices obtuse; veins obscure, free, simple or once-forked, ca. 1 mm apart, at 60–70° angle to costa; hydathodes absent; blade scales sparse, small, inconspicuous, 1–2 mm long, linear, often coarsely and irregularly toothed, especially toward the scale bases, more frequent on the abaxial surfaces; fertile fronds as tall as, or slightly taller than, the sterile fronds, with longer stipes, ca. 3⁄4 the length, blades spathulate, smaller than the sterile with a few scales along the abaxial costae but absent among the sporangia.A
Forma de vida
EpífitaA
Ejemplar revisado
Chis (Breedlove 22733, NY, 40447, DS). Gro (Lorea 3516, IEB; Rzedowski & McVaugh 118, NY). Hgo (Sánchez Mejorada 747, MEXU p.p.). Oax (Mickel 4587, 5266, NY). Ver (Cházaro & Castillo Ch. 6791, IEB; Müller 37, K, 39, NY p.p.).A
Elevación
(2000 –)2450 – 3050 mA
Tipo de vegetación
Bosque de neblina/mesófiloA
Categoría IUCN
No incluidaB
Categoría NOM-059-SEMARNAT-2010
No incluidaC
Discusión taxonómica
Elaphoglossum squamipes represents a distinct group with long-creeping rhizomes and broad, dull orange, rhizome and stipe scales. It is very closely related to E. peltatum, differing from E. squamipes et aff. only in blade dissection.A