Notholaena aurantiaca D.C.Eaton
Descripción
Rhizomes compact, horizontal, 1.5–2 mm diam.; rhizome scales lanceolate-deltate, 2–3 mm long, concolorous, dark reddish brown, sclerotic, lustrous, entire; fronds 8–16 cm long, often 3–5 mm distant; stipes ca. 2⁄3–4⁄5 the frond length, atropurpureous, terete, with scattered to sparse, linear-lanceolate, sclerotic redbrown scales, these grading distally to thin, tan scales 1–2 mm long; blades pentagonal, 3–6.5 cm wide, 2–3-pinnatifid, the proximal pair of pinnae exaggerated basiscopically; pinnae 7–12 pairs,
linear-lanceolate, 2–3 X 1–1.5 mm; adaxial surfaces with orange farina and dense, large, broadly ovate scales, tan with sclerotic red-brown base; abaxial surface with scattered, jointed hairs 0.5–1 mm long; blade margins plane, undifferentiated; spores gray.A
linear-lanceolate, 2–3 X 1–1.5 mm; adaxial surfaces with orange farina and dense, large, broadly ovate scales, tan with sclerotic red-brown base; abaxial surface with scattered, jointed hairs 0.5–1 mm long; blade margins plane, undifferentiated; spores gray.A
Ejemplar revisado
Jal (Pray 1928, LAM, 3130a, LAM; Pringle 1840, UC, 2587, UC, US, 5405, MEXU). Nay (Tenorio L. 16163, MEXU).
Unverified, Doubtful, or Mistaken Reports. Ags (Siqueiros 4294, HUAA, and two other collections, cited by Siqueiros-Delgado & González-Adame, 2004 [as Cheilanthes aurantia], but not verified).
A
Unverified, Doubtful, or Mistaken Reports. Ags (Siqueiros 4294, HUAA, and two other collections, cited by Siqueiros-Delgado & González-Adame, 2004 [as Cheilanthes aurantia], but not verified).
A
Distribución
México (país) EndémicoA
Elevación
1200 – 1400 mA
Ecología y Hábitat
On basaltic rocks.A
Tipo de vegetación
Bosque de neblina/mesófiloA
Categoría IUCN
No incluidaB
Categoría NOM-059-SEMARNAT-2010
No incluidaC
Discusión taxonómica
Cheilanthes aurantiaca is distinct by the pentagonal, pinnatepinnatifid blades, gold-orange farina, and broad scales on the abaxial surfaces of the pinnae.A