Confirmation of a continental-scale disjunction for the fern Campyloneurum decurrens (Polypodiaceae)

We confirm the presence of Campyloneurum decurrens in the western side of South America based on herbarium collections. Specifically, we report three additional localities for its geographical range, two in Peru and one in Ecuador, and provide additional morphological information on this species. Th...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores: León, Blanca, Huamán, Elluz, Smith, Alan R.
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2019
País:Perú
Institución:Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos
Repositorio:Revistas - Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:revistasinvestigacion.unmsm.edu.pe:article/15904
Acceso en línea:https://revistasinvestigacion.unmsm.edu.pe/index.php/rpb/article/view/15904
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:ferns; Atlantic Forest; western Amazon; Ecuadorean Choco; once-pinnate Campyloneurum.
Helechos
Bosque Atlántico
Amazonia occidental
Chocó ecuatoriano
Campyloneurum uni-pinnados
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Sumario:We confirm the presence of Campyloneurum decurrens in the western side of South America based on herbarium collections. Specifically, we report three additional localities for its geographical range, two in Peru and one in Ecuador, and provide additional morphological information on this species. This report confirms a disjunction for this species between the Atlantic Forest in southeastern Brazil and the lowland forests in the Peruvian Amazon, and in the Ecuadorean Choco.