Lellingeria apiculata (Klotzsch) A.R.Sm. & R.C.Moran
Descripción
Rhizomes ascending; rhizome scales castaneous, clathrate, conspicuous, linear, long-attenuate, 3–3.5 mm long with setulose margin, setulae 0.3 mm long; fronds clumped; stipes gray-brown to black, 1⁄6–1⁄4 the frond length, with dense, short hairs 0.1–0.3 mm long; blades pinnatisect, oblanceolate, 12–15 X 2–3 cm, gradually narrowed to base, apices caudate, abruptly narrowed; rachises black, with dense hairs 0.3–0.5 mm long; pinnae 25–30 pairs, linear, acute to obtuse, costae black abaxially, sometimes immersed, with sparse hairs 0.3–0.5 mm long, costae green adaxially, glabrous; laminar surfaces glabrous; veins obscure, unbranched, lime dots absent; sori oblong, glabrous; sporangia glabrous.A
Forma de vida
EpífitaA
Ejemplar revisado
Chis (Breedlove 42073, DS, 53419, 53568, 56220, CAS; 56221, ENCB; Téllez 7993, MEXU). Oax (Mickel 7120, NY).A
Elevación
1150 – 1600 mA
Tipo de vegetación
Bosque de neblina/mesófiloA
Categoría IUCN
No incluidaB
Categoría NOM-059-SEMARNAT-2010
No incluidaC
Discusión taxonómica
Lellingeria apiculata is distinct from congeners in Mexico by its setulose rhizome scales, densely short-hairy stipes, and much longer and broader blades. It more closely resembles Ceradenia margaritata, Melpomene firma, or M. xiphopteroides in blade form. From the first of these it differs by the readily visible vein tips adaxially, the lack of whitish soral glands, and the lack of dark reddish brown setae on the stipes and blades. From species of Melpomene it differs by the lack of dark reddish brown setae on the blades and the presences of setulose-margined rhizome scales. It was not recorded from Guatemala by Stolze (1981), but a specimen has been seen from there (Donnell Smith 1758, NY).A