Cochlidium serrulatum ( Swartz 1788: 128 ) Bishop (1978: 80)

Krömer, Thorsten, Acebey, Amparo R. & Smith, Alan R., 2013, Taxonomic update, distribution and conservation status of grammitid ferns (Polypodiaceae, Polypodiopsida) in Veracruz State, Mexico, Phytotaxa 82 (1), pp. 29-44 : 33

5. Cochlidium serrulatum ( Swartz 1788: 128) Bishop (1978: 80)

Distribution: — Mexico (Chis, Oax, Pue, Ver), Guatemala, Belize, Honduras, El Salvador, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Panama, Cuba, Jamaica, Haiti, Dominican Republic, Puerto Rico, Lesser Antilles; Colombia, Venezuela, Trinidad, Guyana, Ecuador (incl. Galapagos Islands), Peru, S Brazil, Bolivia; Equatorial Guinea, Côte d'Ivoire, Cameroon, Bioko, Annobón, Gabon, Congo, Zimbabwe, Réunion, New Amsterdam, Madagascar, Mauritius ( Moran & Smith 2001).

Representative specimens from Veracruz: —Atzalan: T. Krömer et al. 3536 (MEXU, SEL, UC). Mecayapan: T. Krömer & E. Otto 3001 (EBT, MEXU, UC). Orizaba?: F. Mueller 409 (NY). Pajapan: T. Krömer & E. Otto 2958 (MEXU, UC, XAL, EBT). San Andrés Tuxtla: T. Krömer & A. Acebey 2540 (EBT, MEXU, SEL, UC, XAL). Soteapan: R. Lira 14 in part (ENCB, MEXU, UAMIZ, XAL). Totutla: C.A. Purpus 3021 (MO, UC, US). Tlalnelhuayocan: T. Krömer et al. 3845 (MEXU, UC, XAL).

Ecology: — Epiphytic; in Los Tuxtlas area and central Veracruz in montane rain forests between 1000- 1640 m .

Conservation status: — Least Concern ( LC) in Veracruz. Known from five recent collections made in small natural forest fragments in central Veracruz (not protected), and at the upper slopes of Santa Marta, San Martín Pajapan and San Martín Tuxtla volcanoes, which are somewhat protected because they form part of the nuclear zones of the Los Tuxtlas Biosphere Reserve . However, their montane rain forest habitat in Veracruz is still under high anthropogenic pressure, especially in the central region. Specimens examined: 7; TK collections: 5 .