This was growing as an epiphyte on the side of a trail that was in the vicinity of many houses and surrounded by secondary Atlantic Forest. Phymatosorus scolopendria is a paleotropical species so the individual was probably cultivated or had escaped cultivation (F. Matos, pers. comm.).
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- Leaves
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- Abaxial surface
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- Adaxial surface
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- Rhizome and petiole
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- Rhizome scales
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- Rhizome cross section
Collection Data (N. P. Smith 457)
Classification & Common Names
- Class: Polypodiopsida
- Family: Polypodiaceae
- Genus: Phymatosorus Pic. Serm.
- Species: Phymatosorus scolopendria (Burm. f.) Pic. Serm.
- Var./Subsp.:
- Common name(s): Serpent fern
General Collection Data
- Date: 08-I-2014
- Primary Collector & #: N. P. Smith 457
- Collection Party:
- Det. History: F. Matos, 2014 (from photos).
- Habitat: Secondary Forest
- Habit: Epiphyte
- Specimen Locations:
Additional Comments
This is a paleotropical species so the individual was probably cultivated or had escaped cultivation (F. Matos, pers. comm.).
Collection Location
- Location: Parque Municipal da Lagoa do Peri – – Florianópolis – Santa Catarina – Brazil.
- Coordinates: -27.742433, -48.514075
- Elevation: ca. 30 m
