Elaphoglossum acrocarpum (Mart.) T.Moore, Index Fil.

Kessler, Michael, Moran, Robbin C., Mickel, John T., Matos, Fernando B. & Smith, Alan R., 2018, Prodromus of a fern flora for Bolivia. XXXV. Dryopteridaceae, Phytotaxa 353 (1), pp. 448-450 : 448-450

Elaphoglossum acrocarpum (Mart.) T.Moore, Index Fil. 4. 1857, as “ acrocarpon”. ( Fig. 53A–C )

Range: — Colombia, Venezuela, Guyana, Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia (LP), and Brazil.

Ecology: —Rare; terrestrial in humid montane yungas forest; to 1475 m.

Notes: —This species is currently known from a single collection in Bolivia ( Fuentes 17043, LPB). It can be confused with E. polyblepharum (sect. Polytrichia ), which differs by the absence of hydathodes and fertile leaves that are much shorter than the sterile ones.

Figures

FIGURE 53. A–C. Elaphoglossum acrocarpum (Hatschbach 36449, NY, from Brazil). A. Habit. B. Rhizome scale. C. Sterile lamina abaxially. D. Elaphoglossum pilosius (Luteyn 6139, NY, from Venezuela), habit. E–G. Elaphoglossum lindenii (Rzedowski 23278, NY, from Mexico). E. Habit. F. Blade scale. G. Blade apex.—Scale bars for habit = 5 cm, all other scale bars = 1 mm.