Saccoloma elegans Kaulf.
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Saccoloma elegans Kaulf. |
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Saccoloma elegans Kaulf. View in CoL
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Examined material. BRAZIL • 2 specimens; Trilha do Zé Carlos ; 25°19′49″S, 048°39′14″W; alt. 30 m; 30 Apr. 2006; F.B. Matos & G. Weiss 1131 leg.; MBM333138, UPCB9808 GoogleMaps .
Identification. Characterized by stout, woody, scaly, erect stems, petioles with omega-shaped vascular bundles (as seen in cross section), coriaceous leaves to 2 m long, 1-pinnate blades, submarginal sori, and indusia forming outward-facing conical cups. All other 1-pinnate species from the RPPN have different soral charac- ters. Saccoloma brasiliense (C.Presl) Mett. , which is the only other species of the genus occurring in the area, differs by 3-pinnate leaves.
Distribution and habitat. Neotropical. In Paraná, known only from RPPN Guaricica. Terrestrial in forests.
Order Polypodiales (suborder Lindsaeineae Lehtonen & Tuomisto ), Lindsaeaceae C.Presl ex M.R.Schomb.
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