Adiantum subvolubile is a common species at mid- to upper-elevations in the central Andes. However, most specimens have been confused for A. raddianum which occurs at lower elevations. See M. Sundue & M. McHenry 2624 for further discussion.
Collection Data (M. Sundue 2704)
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: 20-III-2011
- Primary Collector & #: M. Sundue 2704
- Collection Party: M. Sundue
- Det. History: M. Sundue
- Habitat: Cloud forest
- Habit: Terrestrial
- Specimen Locations: QCA, VT
Additional Comments
Terrestrial on soil banks.
Michael, are you sure the first image (uper line to the left) is not A. concinnum???
Yes, I think it is just a sun form. The two have been confused in the past. See the notes in Hirai, R.Y. and Prado, J., 2019. Neotropical species of the Adiantum raddianum group (Pteridaceae). Willdenowia, 49(3), pp.295-317.
I carefully studied this article, but at least the illustration on p. 314 is irritating…