I found this growing on the ground in the terrace of Esteban Dominguez’s home in Urrao, Antioquia, Colombia. It has a conspicuously winged petiole.
Collection Data (W. Testo Testo 955)
Classification & Common Names
- Class: Polypodiopsida
- Family: Polypodiaceae
- Genus: Pleopeltis Humb. & Bonpl. ex Willd.
- Species: Pleopeltis remota (Desv.) A.R. Sm.
- Var./Subsp.:
- Common name(s):
General Collection Data
- Date: 14-01-2016
- Primary Collector & #: W. Testo Testo 955
- Collection Party: W. L. Testo, W. Rodriguez, E. Posada, E. Dominguez
- Det. History: W. L. Testo, January 2016
- Habitat: Garden beds
- Habit: Terrestrial
- Specimen Locations: HUA, VT
Additional Comments
Growing terrestrially in open patio at home of Esteban Dominguez.
Pleopeltis remota. The width of the wing is one of several variable characters in the species.