Sticherus gracilis (Mart.) Copeland (1947: 27)

Mertensia gracilis Martius (1834: 107, tab. 59). Gleichenia gracilis (Mart.) Moore (1862: 378) .

Type: — BRAZIL. Santa Catarina, Martius s.n. (holotype M?, not located).

Distribution and ecology: — Endemic to central and southeastern Brazil ( Distrito Federal, Minas Gerais, Rio de Janeiro, São Paulo, Paraná, Santa Catarina). Grows in semihumid forests and along forest margins in the cerrado region, at ca. 1100–1300 m.