Pleopeltis platylepis (Mett. ex Kuhn) A.R.Sm. & Tejero
Descripción
Rhizomes creeping, 2–3 mm diam.; rhizome scales tan, darksclerotic at point of attachment, lanceolate, minutely denticulate, 5–6 mm long; fronds 16–37 cm long, distant; stipes ca. 1⁄2 the frond length, castaneous to atropurpureous, with spreading, ovate scales, and appressed, round scales, both types denticulate to erose; blades pinnatisect, narrowly deltate, 3.5–7 cm wide; pinnae 10–25 pairs, 2–7 mm wide, margins serrulate; scales on abaxial surfaces round (0.8 mm diam.) to ovate-lanceolate, longacuminate (2 mm long), denticulate; adaxial surface glabrescent, lime-dots present; nectaries borne on acroscopic bases of pinnae; sori oblong, 1–1.5 mm long; sporangia glabrous.A
Forma de vida
EpífitaA
Ejemplar revisado
(Related to the synonym Polypodium platylepis) Chis (Breedlove 27695, NY). DF (Lyonnet 470700001, MEXU). Gro (Rzedowski 18525, NY). Jal (McVaugh 26021, NY). Méx (Hinton 7474, US; Rzedowski 33649, NY). Mich (Hinton et al. 13283, NY). Mor (Lyonnet 511000002, MEXU). Oax (Mickel 4540, NY). Qro (Carranza G. 1390, IEB).
Unverified, Doubtful, or Mistaken Reports. Ver (reported by Smith, 1981, but not verified and doubtful).A
Unverified, Doubtful, or Mistaken Reports. Ver (reported by Smith, 1981, but not verified and doubtful).A
Elevación
(1400 –)2750 – 3325 mA
Tipo de vegetación
Bosque de encino, Bosque de pino-encinoA
Categoría IUCN
No incluidaB
Categoría NOM-059-SEMARNAT-2010
No incluidaC
Discusión taxonómica
(In relation to synonym) Polypodium platylepis resembles P. furfuraceum and P. cryptocarpon in the scaly blades and pale, concolorous rhizome scales, but is distinct in its broader pinnae, narrowly deltate blades, longer stipes, glabrous adaxial blade surfaces, and oblong sori.A