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Issue: Vol. 273 No. 3: 9 September 2016
Type: Article
Published: 2016-09-09
DOI: 10.11646/phytotaxa.273.3.4
Page range: 175–182
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PDF downloaded: 1

A new species and a new combination in Meniscium (Thelypteridaceae) from Brazil

Universidade Federal do Maranhão, Centro de Ciências Agrárias e Ambientais, MA-222, KM 04, S/N, Boa Vista. CEP 65500-000, Chapadinha, Maranhão, Brazil.
Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Instituto de Ciências Biológicas, Departamento de Botânica, Caixa Postal 486, 30123-970, Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil
Ferns Thelypteris Dryopteris Brazil Pteridophytes

Abstract

A new species of Meniscium from northern and central Brazil, M. delicatum, is described and illustrated. In addition, a new combination in Meniscium is proposed for Dryopteris pachysorum. A key for the Brazilian species of Meniscium is presented.

How to Cite

Fernandes, R.S. & Salino, A. (2016) A new species and a new combination in Meniscium (Thelypteridaceae) from Brazil. Phytotaxa 273 (3): 175–182. https://doi.org/10.11646/phytotaxa.273.3.4