Pteris muricatopedata Arbeláez, Brittonia

Kessler, Michael, Smith, Alan R. & Prado, Jefferson, 2017, Prodromus of a fern flora for Bolivia. XXVII. Pteridaceae, Phytotaxa 332 (3), pp. 201-250 : 228

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https://doi.org/ 10.11646/phytotaxa.332.3.1

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https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.13723815

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Pteris muricatopedata Arbeláez, Brittonia
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Pteris muricatopedata Arbeláez, Brittonia View in CoL 47(2): 175(–177), fig. 1. 1995.

Range: — Costa Rica, Panama, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Bolivia (CO).

Ecology: —Rare (known from 4 collections); in wet submontane forests near river margins; 2000–2250 m.

Notes: —Blades ternate, 3-pinnate-pinnatifid; proximal pinnae pedicellate, the pedicels (ca. 2.5 cm long), not winged; stipes lacking spines; venation free; awns present on costae adaxially; ultimate segments ca. 3 mm wide ( Arbeláez 1995). This species can be recognized by the whitish prickles and dense reddish brown hairs on the blade axes (few scales seen).

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