New records of Elaphoglossum (Dryopteridaceae) from the Neotropics

Authors

  • Alexander F. Rojas-Alvarado Universidad Nacional de Costa Rica.
  • Wilson D. Rodríguez-Duque Universidad de Antioquia

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.17533/udea.acbi.14258

Keywords:

Colombia, Ecuador, Elaphoglossum, ferns, expanded distribution, Venezuela

Abstract

The geographic distributition of ten species of Elaphoglossum are expanded in the Neotropics: E. adrianae, E. bakeri, E. chloödes, E. delgadilloanum, E. furfuraceum, E. lonchophyllum, E. obtusum, E. praetermissum, E. pseudoherminieri, and E. subciliatum, as result of recent revisions of specimens in the herbaria HUA, US, and VALLE, and from consulations of type material in several herbaria such as CR, F, K, MO, NY, and US. Of the species listed, nine species are reported from Colombia, two from Venezuela, and one from Ecuador.

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Author Biographies

Alexander F. Rojas-Alvarado, Universidad Nacional de Costa Rica.

School of Biological Sciences. National University of Costa Rica. P.O. Box 86-3000. Heredia, Costa Rica.

Wilson D. Rodríguez-Duque, Universidad de Antioquia

Herbarium, Research Center, Faculty of Exact and Natural Sciences, University of Antioquia. A. A. 1226. Medellín

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Published

2017-10-18

How to Cite

Rojas-Alvarado, A. F., & Rodríguez-Duque, W. D. (2017). New records of <i>Elaphoglossum</i> (Dryopteridaceae) from the Neotropics. Actualidades Biológicas, 34(97), 171–175. https://doi.org/10.17533/udea.acbi.14258

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