This appears to be an unusual form of Serpocaulon adnatum with leaves that are covered with strigose white hairs.
Collection Data (W. Testo 1439)
Classification & Common Names
- Class: Polypodiopsida
- Family: Polypodiaceae
- Genus: Serpocaulon A. R. Sm.
- Species: Serpocaulon adnatum (Kunze ex Klotzsch) A.R. Sm.
- Var./Subsp.:
- Common name(s):
General Collection Data
- Date: 19-VIII-2017
- Primary Collector & #: W. Testo 1439
- Collection Party: David Sanín, Gabriel Peñaloza, Sandra Urbano.
- Det. History: W Testo, October, 2017
- Habitat: Riparian forest
- Habit: Terrestrial
- Specimen Locations: BRIT, HUA, UC, VT
Additional Comments
Terrestrial and rarely epiphytic. Abundant. Leaves covered with straight white hairs.
Collection Location
- Location: Reserva Natural La Planada – Ricaurte – Resguardo Indígena Awa de Ricaurte – Nariño – Colombia.
- Coordinates: 1.524N, 77.575W
- Elevation: 1750 m
