Polybotrya aureisquama A.Rojas

, Lankesteriana 7(3): 558 (-560; f.1-2) (2007).
IPNI Life Sciences Identifier (LSID)
urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:60448186-2
Publication
Lankesteriana : la revista cientifica del Jardin Botanico Lankester, Universidad de Costa Rica
Collation
7(3): 558 (-560; f.1-2)
Date of Publication
Dec 2007
Family as entered in IPNI
Dryopteridaceae

Type Information

Collector Team
A. Rojas et al. 6986
Locality
San Ramón, Reserva Biológica Alberto Manuel Brenes, Sendero Terciopelo, alt. 1000 m
Collection Date
2 Mar 2006
Type Herbaria
holotype CR
isotype K
isotype MO
isotype NY
isotype USJ
Latitude
10° 12' 45" N
Longitude
84° 36' 25" W
Distribution Of Types
Alajuela (Costa Rica, Central America, Southern America)

Remarks

P. aureisquama: widespread and much collected in Costa Rica (and apparently endemic there) … basically montane (700–1600 m) in very wet and pluvial forests, is segregated from Polybotrya alfredii Brade on the basis of numerous differences involving the rhizome scales and fronds.