Megalastrum rupicola M.Kessler & A.R.Sm., Amer. Fern J.

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

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https://doi.org/ 10.11646/phytotaxa.353.1.1

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Megalastrum rupicola M.Kessler & A.R.Sm., Amer. Fern J.
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Megalastrum rupicola M.Kessler & A.R.Sm., Amer. Fern J. View in CoL 96(1): 41, f. 6. 2006.

Range: — Peru and Bolivia (CO, LP).

Ecology: —Locally common; terrestrial in humid forests and ravines; 1000–2000 m.

Notes: —Differs from M. subincisum by paler, more translucent, broader costal and costular scales (0.2–4.5 × 0.1– 0.8 mm vs. 0.1–3 × 0.05–0.3 mm). Also tends to be smaller and to have blunter ultimate segments than M. subincisum . The proximal pinnae of M. rupicola typically are slightly falcate.

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