Pleopeltis lindeniana (Kunze) A.R.Sm. & Tejero
Descripción
Rhizomes creeping, ca. 3 mm diam.; rhizome scales tan, lanceolate, entire to minutely denticulate, 5–6 X 1–1.5 mm; fronds 22–70 cm long, 2–5 mm distant; stipes ca. 1⁄3 the frond length, castaneous to atropurpureous, with abundant tan to whitish, concolorous, round to acicular, fimbriate scales, 0.2–0.5 mm, and larger, ovate to ovate-lanceolate, fringed scales 1–2 mm; blades 2–3-pinnate, lanceolate, 4–10 cm wide; pinnae 20–30 pairs, 2.5–7 mm long, veins not visible, ultimate segments 1–2 mm wide, firm; abaxial blade surfaces with scattered, round to acicular, maroon-centered, fimbriate scales, scales most dense over sori; adaxial blade surfaces glabrous except on rachises and costae; rachises green-winged, with wings extending onto distal part of stipes; venation obscure; sori round, medial; sporangia glabrous.A
Forma de vida
EpífitaA
Ejemplar revisado
(Related to the synonym Polypodium lindenianum) Chis (Breedlove 21364, 25714, 34597, NY; Calzada et al. 8746, UC; Ghiesbreght 257, NY; Hammel et al. 15705, UC, US; Heath & Long 23A, CAS; Méndez Ton 5335, NY, UAMIZ; Purpus 7227, NY, UC; Sundberg 2374, UC).A
Elevación
800 – 2100 mA
Tipo de vegetación
Bosque de neblina/mesófilo, Bosque de pino-encinoA
Categoría IUCN
No incluidaB
Categoría NOM-059-SEMARNAT-2010
No incluidaC
Discusión taxonómica
(Related to the synonym Polypodium lindenianum) This species is closely related to P. friedrichsthalianum Kunze, from Costa Rica, which differs in being fully tripinnate.A