Elaphoglossum sordidum Christ

Species

Pteridophytes > Polypodiales > Dryopteridaceae > Elaphoglossoideae > Elaphoglossum

Characteristics

Rhizome short; scales medium brown, thin, to 6 by 2 mm, acuminate, with many spreading marginal hairs; phyllopodia 1 cm long. Sterile fronds: stipe pale, 10-12 cm long, rather persistently scaly, scales narrow; lamina thinly coriaceous, 20-30 by 3.5-4.5 cm, narrowly elliptical, base gradually long-decurrent, apex more shortly acuminate; thin pale edge narrow, deflexed; veins distinct, slightly prominent; costa prominent, slender and terete on lower surface; scales on lower surface appressed, narrow, to 1 mm long, with long marginal hairs. Fertile fronds: stipe 12-18 cm; lamina 13-25 by 1-3 cm.
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Epiphyte, at 250-780 m.
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Distribution

Elaphoglossum sordidum world distribution map, present in Papua New Guinea

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:17251350-1
WFO ID wfo-0001257386
COL ID 392KT
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Synonyms

Elaphoglossum sordidum