Elaphoglossum leonardii Mickel
Descripción
Rhizomes short-creeping, 2–3 mm diam.; rhizome scales linear, lustrous, maroon, ca. 2 mm long, with short teeth; fronds clumped, 7–14 X 1.5–2.8 cm; stipes 1⁄2–3⁄5 the frond length, with scales orange to maroon, subulate, widely spreading, ca. 1 mm long, and with minute erect glandular hairs; phyllopodia absent; blades ovate to lanceolate-oblong, chartaceous, bases rounded, apices obtuse to acute; veins evident, free, simple or once-forked, 1.5–2 mm apart, at 60–70° angle to costa; hydathodes distinct; blade scales subulate, orange to maroon, generally abundant on abaxial surfaces, sparse to absent adaxially, 1–2 mm long; fertile fronds shorter than the sterile fronds (2⁄3 to nearly as long), their blades much smaller (1⁄3–1⁄2 the dimensions of the sterile blade), often folded at the costa before maturity, scales scattered among the sporangia.A
Forma de vida
Epipétrica. -no state-A
Ejemplar revisado
Known only from the type collection. Oax (Mickel 5296, NY, MEXU, UC, NCU).A
Distribución
México (país) EndémicoA
Elevación
2700 mA
Tipo de vegetación
Bosque de neblina/mesófiloA
Categoría IUCN
No incluidaB
Categoría NOM-059-SEMARNAT-2010
No incluidaC
Discusión taxonómica
Elaphoglossum leonardii closely resembles E. lindenii, from which it differs in having the blade apices acute to obtuse rather than cuspidate.A