Cyclopeltis semicordata (Sw.) J.Sm., Bot. Mag.
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https://doi.org/ 10.11646/phytotaxa.344.1.13 |
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https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.13720818 |
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https://treatment.plazi.org/id/039C87E8-6E0E-2619-FF54-9B1E5F128B0A |
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treatment provided by |
Felipe |
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Cyclopeltis semicordata (Sw.) J.Sm., Bot. Mag. |
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Cyclopeltis semicordata (Sw.) J.Sm., Bot. Mag. View in CoL 72: Comp. 36. 1846.
Range:— Greater Antilles; southern Mexico to Bolivia (BE, CO, LP, PA, SC) and Amazonian Brazil.
Ecology:— Common; terrestrial in humid forests, especially along streams; to 500 m, to 850 m elsewhere. The gametophytes are among the more drought-resistant ones among tropical lowland ferns ( Watkins et al. 2007). Ash of Cyclopeltis is used to treat burns by the Teribe Indians in Panama ( Gupta et al. 2005).
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