Melpomene albicans Lehnert, Amer. Fern J.
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https://doi.org/ 10.11646/phytotaxa.354.1.1 |
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https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.13706147 |
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https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03B6DA7F-7B5A-192A-E9AD-0172FB1EFAE4 |
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Felipe |
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Melpomene albicans Lehnert, Amer. Fern J. |
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Melpomene albicans Lehnert, Amer. Fern J. View in CoL 98(4): 216(–219), f. 1, 7A. 2009.
Range: — Bolivia (CO, LP, SC), southeastern Brazil.
Ecology: —Relatively common; epiphytic in wet montane forests and cloud forests; 2500–3400 m.
Notes: —Distinctive in having a whitish layer abaxially that obscures the costae. The chemical nature of this layer is unknown but turns yellow when dried and dissolves when the plant is treated with alcohol.
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