Taxonomic notes on the fern species group around <i>Terpsichore lanigera</i> (Polypodiaceae), including the descriptions of three new species and one new variety

Ana Laura Moguel Velazquez; Michael Kessler

doi:10.11646/phytotaxa.2.1.6

Issue: Vol. 2 No. 1: 31 Dec. 2009

Type: Article

Published: 2009-12-31

DOI: 10.11646/phytotaxa.2.1.6

Page range: 35–45

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Taxonomic notes on the fern species group around Terpsichore lanigera (Polypodiaceae), including the descriptions of three new species and one new variety

Ana Laura Moguel Velazquez⁺⁻
Michael Kessler⁺⁻

Bolivia Ecuador Ferns Grammitidaceae Neotropics Peru Pteridophytes

Abstract

We describe three new species and one new variety of ferns in the grammitid genus Terpsichore (Polypodiaceae): T.diaphana, T. monosora, T. semilunaris, and T. stella var. flava. We further propose the new combinations T. contacta and T. stella.