Pleopeltis pycnocarpa (C.Chr.) A.R.Sm., Candollea

Smith, Alan R., Kessler, Michael, León, Blanca, Almeida, Thaís Elias, Jiménez-Pérez, Iván & Lehnert, Marcus, 2018, Prodromus of a fern flora for Bolivia. XL. Polypodiaceae, Phytotaxa 354 (1), pp. 448-450 : 448-450

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scientific name	Pleopeltis pycnocarpa (C.Chr.) A.R.Sm., Candollea
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Pleopeltis pycnocarpa (C.Chr.) A.R.Sm., Candollea View in CoL 60(1): 282. 2005.

= Polypodium pycnocarpum C.Chr., Index Filic. 326. 1906.

= Polypodium bryopodum Maxon, Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 17: 568. 1916.

Range: — Peru and Bolivia ( CH, CO, LP, SC, TA), probably also northwestern Argentina.

Ecology: —Very common; saxicolous and rarely epiphytic in dry shrubby habitats; (1250) 2000–4250 m.

Notes: —Intermediate between P. buchtienii , which is larger and occurs in more humid habitats, and P. subvestita , which has paler, ovate blade scales and grows at lower elevations. The oldest name for this species may be Pleopeltis pinnatifida Hook. & Grev. , type from northern Argentina. Pleopeltis argentina (Maxon) A.R.Sm. , from Argentina, may occur in southern Bolivia. It differs from P. pycnocarpa mainly in having areolate ( vs. free) venation.