Megalastrum palmense

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Polypodiales
Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Divisio: Tracheophyta Divisio: Pteridophyta Classis: Polypodiopsida Ordo: Polypodiales

Familia: Dryopteridaceae
Genus: Megalastrum
Species: Megalastrum palmense

Name

Megalastrum palmense (Rosenst.) A.R.Sm. & R.C.Moran, 1988 ("1987")

• Type locality: "La Palma", San José, Costa Rica
• Lectotype: Brade & C. Brade 215 (UC; isolectotypes BM, GH, NY)
  • Designated by Moran & Prado (2010:175), they further note (Moran & Prado, 2010:178) that the syntype cited in the protologue, Brade 215a, could not be located, but that specimen numbered "215" are annotated in Rosenstock's hand, hence the designation.

Synonyms

• Dryopteris subincisa var. palmensis Rosenst., 1925 (Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 22(606–608):11)
• Ctenitis palmensis (Rosenst.) Lellinger, 1977 (Proc. Biol. Soc. Wash. 89:709)

References

• Smith, Alan R., and Robbin C. Moran. (1987) "New Combinations in Megalastrum (Dryopteridaceae)". Amer. Fern J. 77(4):124-130. DOI: 10.2307/1547480.
• Moran, Robbin C., Jefferson Prado. (2010). "Megalastrum (Dryopteridaceae) in Central America". Kew Bull. 65(2):137-188. DOI: 10.1007/s12225-010-9214-3.