Melpomene peruviana ( Desvaux 1827: 231 ) Smith & Moran (1992: 430)

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 : 34

9. Melpomene peruviana ( Desvaux 1827: 231) Smith & Moran (1992: 430)

Distribution: — Mexico (Chis?, Méx, Oax, Ver), Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia, Argentina, Brazil.

Representative specimens from Veracruz: —Perote: J.H. Beaman 2173 (MEXU, UC, US).

Ecology: — Saxicolous in shaded rock crevices and on cliffs; in central Veracruz in alpine vegetation at 3930 m .

Conservation status: — Critically Endangered (CR) B2ab(ii,iii) in Veracruz. Known from only a single specimen (AOO: 3.1 km 2) made in 1958 at the eastern upper slope of Cofre de Perote volcano in central Veracruz, which is located within the Cofre de Perote National Park and thus somewhat protected, but still under high anthropogenic pressure. Specimens examined: 1; TK collections: 0 .

Note: —The duplicate of this specimen at MEXU was identified in 1994 by ARS as M. pilosissima and cited in Mickel & Smith (2004) as voucher for Veracruz. However, the revision of that genus for the Flora Neotropica (M. Lehnert, pers. comm.) treated this specimen as M. peruviana , which thus is the first record for Veracruz. M. zempoaltepetlensis ( Mickel & Beitel 1988: 205) Smith (1995: 21) , as treated by Mickel & Smith (2004), is a heterotypic synonym of M. peruviana according to M. Lehnert (pers. comm.) and probably also occurs in Chiapas.