Family: Gleicheniaceae
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Dicranopteris flexuosa (Schrad.) Underw.
Determinations:
Name Det. qual. Type of det. Det. based on specimen Det. by and when Institution
Dicranopteris flexuosa (Schrad.) Underw.Det.E00554096Gardner, M.F. 19th November 2021Edinburgh,Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh (E)
Collector/Expedition: Goodwin, Zoe Africa, Lopez, German Nadir & Muschamp, Mario
Collection number: 1363
Collection date: 5th May 2010
Country/Territory: Belize:Toledo
Collecting locality: Belize:Toledo:Paynes Creek National Park; trackside into PCNR, near Deep River Forest Reserve eastern boundary.
Latitude: 16°23'45''N, Longitude: 88°37'0''W
Habitat: Track through open woody savanna. Open savanna grassland with occasional Acoelorraphe wrightii clumps & Byrsonima crassifolia 1 m. Trackside surrounded by occasional Pinus caribaea 8 m (<5%); shrub layer (20%) of abundant Byrsonima crassifolia 5 m, frequent Curatella americana 5 m, Miconia albicans 2 m, Conostegia icosandra 3 m, & Clidemia strigillosa 1.5 m. Herb layer dominated by grasses with abundant Cassytha filiformis. Partially burnt ~2 weeks previously, otherwise not burnt for 4 years.
Description: Occasional fern to 2 m by trackside; yellow sori.
Kind of specimen: HERBARIUM SPECIMEN/SHEET
Barcode: E00554096
Herbarium region: 14 (Central America)
Number of sheets: 1