Elaphoglossum nesioticum Holttum

Species

Pteridophytes > Polypodiales > Dryopteridaceae > Elaphoglossoideae > Elaphoglossum

Characteristics

Rhizome short; scales dark, glossy, rigid, c. 7 mm long, hardly 1 mm wide, somewhat crisped, marginal hairs few; phyllopodia 1 cm long. Sterile frond: stipe 6-8 cm; lamina thin, 20-37 by 1-3.8 cm, widest about middle, narrowed gradually to decurrent base and to narrow slightly acuminate apex; thin edge very narrow, deflexed; veins slightly prominent, apices sometimes anastomosing; costa beneath slightly prominent; surfaces glabrescent. Fertile frond: stipe 8 cm; lamina 19 by 1.5 cm, shape as sterile.
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Epiphyte in mossy forest, at 1500-1600 m.
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Distribution

Elaphoglossum nesioticum world distribution map, present in Papua New Guinea

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:17437690-1
WFO ID wfo-0001257352
COL ID 392BW
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Synonyms

Elaphoglossum nesioticum