Pteris pulchra Schltdl. & Cham.
Descripción
Rhizomes stout, suberect; rhizome scales bicolorous; fronds 1–2 m long; stipes ca. 1⁄3–1⁄2 the frond length, stramineous, glabrous; blades bipinnate with exaggerated basiscopic pinnules, chartaceous to firm; pinnules lanceolate, 90–150 X 12–22 mm, bases cuneate, margins entire, apices serrulate, adaxial surfaces glabrous, abaxial surfaces with hairs 0.3 mm long on midveins, otherwise glabrous; awns absent; veins netted throughout; indusia 0.5 mm wide, entire; sporangia mixed with paraphyses 0.1 mm long; spores dark brown.A
Ejemplar revisado
Chis (Breedlove 33075, DS). Gro (Lorea 2041, FCME, US). Hgo (Copeland herb. 77, MEXU, MICH, P, UC, US; Rzedowski 32476, ENCB). Oax (Hallberg 1630, ENCB, NY, UC, US). Pue (López-Forment 142, MEXU; Ventura A. 20211, ENCB). Qro (Rubio 2705, CAS, IEB). SLP (Rzedowski 10967, ENCB). Ver (Chazaro et al. 3671, ENCB).A
Elevación
100 – 1000 mA
Tipo de vegetación
Bosque de neblina/mesófilo, Bosque de pino-encino, Selva altaA
Categoría IUCN
No incluidaB
Categoría NOM-059-SEMARNAT-2010
No incluidaC
Discusión taxonómica
Pteris pulchra is distinct by its strictly bipinnate blades, netted veins, and lack of awns adaxially.A