• Medientyp: E-Artikel
  • Titel: Eleven New Species in the Grammitid Fern Genus Melpomene (Polypodiaceae)
  • Beteiligte: Lehnert, Marcus
  • Erschienen: American Fern Society, 2008
  • Erschienen in: American Fern Journal
  • Sprache: Englisch
  • ISSN: 0002-8444; 1938-422X
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  • Beschreibung: <p>Based on extensive studies of grammitid ferns (Polypodiaceae) in the field and as specimens in various herbaria, eleven new species in the genus Melpomene are recognized from the Neotropics: Melpomene albicans, M. caput-gorgonis, M. flagellata, M. huancabambensis, M. jimenezii, M. michaelis, M. occidentalis, M. paradoxa, M. personata, M. sklenarii, and M. vulcanica. All are restricted to the Andes except for M. personata, which also extends to Mesoamerica and the Caribbean. The morphology and distribution of all species are illustrated.</p>