Cyathea pholidota Lehnert, F.Giraldo & A.Tejedor

, Amer. Fern J. 109(2): 99 (2019). BHL
IPNI Life Sciences Identifier (LSID)
urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:77201720-1
Publication
American Fern Journal; a quarterly devoted to ferns.
Collation
109(2): 99
Date of Publication
2 Aug 2019
Family as entered in IPNI
Cyatheaceae

Type Information

Collector Team
Giraldo F. with A. Tejedor 3132
Locality
Risaralda: Santa Cecilia, vía que conduce desde Pueblo Rico a Santa Cecilia, al borde de la vía principal, 2000-2160m
Collection Date
28 Jul 2015
Type Herbaria
holotype HUA 202172; 202173; 202174
Latitude
5° 19' 45" N
Longitude
76° 10' 24" W
Distribution Of Types
Colombia (Western South America, Southern America)

Remarks

doi:10.1640/0002-8444-109.2.77 The epithet refers to the persistent, overlapping scales on petioles and frond axes, which resemble the tails of pangolins (order Pholidota, from Greek, 'scale-bearing').