Elaphoglossum tenuiculum T.Moore
Descripción
Rhizomes short-creeping, ca. 2 mm diam.; rhizome scales linear-lanceolate, ca. 2 mm long, castaneous to dark brown, lustrous, subentire with occasional teeth near scale bases; fronds approximate, 9–21 cm long; phyllopodia distinct; stipes 1⁄4–1⁄3 the sterile leaf length, stramineous to tan with scattered orange-tan, stellate hairs; blades linear, 5–20 cm X 4–7 mm, chartaceous, bases cuneate, apices acuminate; veins barely visible, ca. 1 mm apart, at 60–70° angle to costae; hydathodes absent; blade indument abaxially of sparse, stellate hairs, especially on the costae, those on the adaxial surfaces with narrow scale body; fertile fronds ca. equal to sterile fronds in length, narrower, and longer-stiped than the sterile, stipes 1⁄3–1⁄2 the frond length, blades 5–7 mm wide, stellate hairs on abaxial costae but not among the sporangia.A
Forma de vida
Epipétrica, TerrestreA
Ejemplar revisado
Oax (Anderson 13212, MICH, NY).A
Elevación
1450 mA
Tipo de vegetación
Bosque de pino-encinoA
Categoría IUCN
No incluidaB
Categoría NOM-059-SEMARNAT-2010
No incluidaC
Discusión taxonómica
Elaphoglossum tenuiculum is distinct by having virtually all the stipe and blade scales stellate with no scale body.A