This is a common species at upper elevations in Ecuador. It has often been misidentified as A. raddianum, but that species is confined to lower elevations, has a more compact lamina, and does not have a long-creeping rhizome like A. subvolubile. Tryon & Stolze reported this species as being primarily found at lower elevations of the Pacific coast, but that is not correct. The type was collected by Richard Spruce in Baños, at about 1800 on the eastern side of the Ecuadorean Andes, and the great majority of specimens I have seen are from middle to upper elevations.
Collection Data (M. Sundue & M. McHenry 2624)
Classification & Common Names
- Class: Polypodiopsida
- Family: Pteridaceae
- Genus: Adiantum L.
- Species: Adiantum subvolubile Mett. ex Kuhn
- Var./Subsp.:
- Common name(s):
General Collection Data
- Date: 12-III-2011
- Primary Collector & #: M. Sundue & M. McHenry 2624
- Collection Party:
- Det. History: M. Sundue 2011
- Habitat:
- Habit: Terrestrial
- Specimen Locations: QCA, VT
Additional Comments
Road from Apuela to Cotocachi
