Alansmia cultrata ( Willdenow 1810: 187 ) Moguel & M.Kessler

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 : 31

1. Alansmia cultrata ( Willdenow 1810: 187) Moguel & M.Kessler (in Kessler et al. 2011: 239) [treated as Terpsichore cultrata (Willd.) Smith (1993: 486) in Mickel & Smith (2004)]

Distribution: — Mexico (Chis, Gro, Oax, Ver), Guatemala, Honduras, El Salvador, Costa Rica, Panama, Cuba, Jamaica, Haiti, Dominican Republic, Colombia, Venezuela, Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia.

Representative specimens from Veracruz: —Coatepec: A.C. Hernández R. 287 (XAL). Tlalnelhuayocan: C.I. Carvajal H. et al. 326 (XAL).

Ecology: — Epiphytic (often on tree ferns); in central Veracruz in montane rain forests between 1660–1750 m .

Conservation status: — Endangered ( EN) B2 ab(ii,iii) in Veracruz. Known from only two recent collections (AOO: 53.75 km 2) made in humid montane forest fragments of central Veracruz, which are still under high anthropogenic pressure and not included inside Veracruz’ protected areas network. Specimens examined: 1; TK collections: 1 .

Note:— In Mexico , this species was heretofore known only from Chiapas, Guerrero, and Oaxaca ( Mickel & Smith 2004), and thus the specimen collected and reported by Hernández Rojas (2010) is the first record for Veracruz.