Elaphoglossum beaurepairei (Fée) Brade, Rodriguésia

Kessler, Michael, Moran, Robbin C., Mickel, John T., Matos, Fernando B. & Smith, Alan R., 2018, Prodromus of a fern flora for Bolivia. XXXV. Dryopteridaceae, Phytotaxa 353 (1), pp. 448-450 : 448-450

Elaphoglossum beaurepairei (Fée) Brade, Rodriguésia 3: 115. 1937. ( Fig. 51F–J )

Range: — Bolivia ( CH, LP, SC, TA) and Brazil.

Ecology: —Uncommon; epiphytic, less commonly terrestrial and saxicolous in humid forests; 1450–2400 m.

Notes: —Similar to E. eximium (Mett.) Christ but differs by weakly inrolled, reflexed petiolar scales (vs. strongly inrolled, mostly patent) and glabrous laminar margins (vs. laminar margins typically scaly, especially between crenulations). Elaphoglossum eximium is known from southern Mexico to Panama, Hispaniola, Colombia, Venezuela, Ecuador, Peru, and northern Brazil.

Figures

FIGURE 51. A–E. Elaphoglossum cardenasii (Steinbach 630, NY). A. Habit. B. Venation. C. Petiolar scale. D. Rachis scale. E. Blade scales. F–J. Elaphoglossum beaurepairei (Salino 6410, NY, Brazil). F. Habit. G. Rhizome scale. H. Abaxial blade detail. J. Trichomidia.—Scale bars for habit = 5 cm, all other scale bars = 1 mm.