This species reaches the northern edge of its range in southern Colombia (excluding a disjunct population in Costa Rica). I believe this is one of just a few records for Colombia.
Collection Data (W. Testo 1425)
Classification & Common Names
- Class: Polypodiopsida
- Family: Blechnaceae
- Genus: Cranfillia Gasper & V.A.O. Dittrich
- Species:
- Var./Subsp.:
- Common name(s):
General Collection Data
- Date: 18-VIII-2017
- Primary Collector & #: W. Testo 1425
- Collection Party: with David Sanín, Gabriel Peñaloza, Sandra Urbano.
- Det. History: Weston Testo, March 2021
- Habitat: Bosque altoandino
- Habit: Epiphyte
- Specimen Locations: BRIT, HUA, MO, VT
Additional Comments
Epiphytic in forest. Not common.
Collection Location
- Location: Reserva Natural Encano Andino – Pasto – El Encano – Nariño – Colombia.
- Coordinates: 1.074N, 77.121W
- Elevation: 2800 m
