Diplazium hians Kze. ex Kl.
Descripción
Differs from D. expansum by: pinnae with pinnules stalked 4–5 mm; indument abaxially of sparse, brown, linear to lanceolate or narrowly ovate, entire or erose scales 0.5–5 mm long on costae and costules, adaxially the blades glabrous except for minute hairs 0.1 mm long in rachial, costal, and costular grooves; sori with erose indusia 0.3–0.5 mm wide; 2n=328 (Jam).A
Ejemplar revisado
Chis (Breedlove 23133, DS, MO, NY, 34613, DS, MO). Gro (Lorea 2337, NY, 2337A, FCME, IEB). Oax (Hallberg 1802, UC; Geith 95-M107, NY). Ver (Müller 445, NY; Palacios-Rios 3369, XAL; Ventura A. 10056, ASU, CAS, ENCB, XAL).A
Elevación
1050 – 2150 mA
Tipo de vegetación
Selva alta, Bosque de neblina/mesófiloA
Categoría IUCN
No incluidaB
Categoría NOM-059-SEMARNAT-2010
No incluidaC
Discusión taxonómica
Stolze et al. (1994) restricted the application of this name to plants from South America, but specimens from Mesoamerica seem conspecific. Specimens determined by Stolze (1981) from Guatemala and elsewhere as D. diplazioides seem mostly to be D. hians. Fink 120 (UC), cited by Palacios-Rios (1992) as this species, is D. expansum. For differences with D. expansum, see discussion under that species.A