Sticherus hastulatus (Rosenst.) Nakai (1950: 18)

Gleichenia hastulata Rosenstock (1912: 274) .

Type: — COSTA RICA. La Palma, 1400 m, 1910, Brade 502 (holotype S!, photo BM!) .

Distribution and ecology: —Endemic to the mountains of Costa Rica and Panama, in montane forests at 1100–1500 m. Local and uncommon on steep banks below waterfalls, in windswept places with shrubby vegetation, or on rocky surfaces.