Serpocaulon articulatum (C.Presl) Schwartsb. & A.R.Sm., J. Bot. Res. Inst.

Smith, Alan R., Kessler, Michael, León, Blanca, Almeida, Thaís Elias, Jiménez-Pérez, Iván & Lehnert, Marcus, 2018, Prodromus of a fern flora for Bolivia. XL. Polypodiaceae, Phytotaxa 354 (1), pp. 448-450 : 448-450

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Serpocaulon articulatum (C.Presl) Schwartsb. & A.R.Sm., J. Bot. Res. Inst. View in CoL Texas 7(1): 85(–86). 2013.

= Goniophlebium articulatum C.Presl, Tent. Pterid. 186. 1836.

= Polypodium giganteum Desv., Mém. Soc. Linn. Paris View in CoL 6(3): 236. 1827.

= Serpocaulon giganteum (Desv.) A.R.Sm. View in CoL , Taxon 55(4): 928. 2006.

Range: — Costa Rica to Bolivia (CO, LP, SC); possibly more widespread but often lumped with S. fraxinifolium View in CoL .

Ecology: —Uncommon; terrestrial, rarely epiphytic, in humid forests; 1250–2450 m.

Notes: —Differs from S. fraxinifolium and S. polystichum by having much thicker rhizomes (about 1 cm vs. <0.5 cm diam.), 5–10 rows of sori between the costae and the pinna margins, wider pinnae (4–6 cm vs. 1.5–4 cm wide), and usually terrestrial (vs. epiphytic) habit.