Elaphoglossum squamipes
Description
Rhizomes long-creeping, ca. 1 mm diam.; rhizome scales ovate to linear-lanceolate, dull orange, peltate, entire, 3–6 mm long; fronds 1–2 cm distant, 5–8 X 1.2–1.6 cm; phyllopodia absent; stipes slender, ca. 1⁄2 the frond length, moderately clothed with ovate, dull orange scales 2–3 mm long; blades ovate-lanceolate or spatulate, chartaceous, bases broadly cuneate, apices obtuse; veins obscure, free, simple or once-forked, ca. 1 mm apart, at 60–70° angle to costa; hydathodes absent; blade scales sparse, small, inconspicuous, 1–2 mm long, linear, often coarsely and irregularly toothed, especially toward the scale bases, more frequent on the abaxial surfaces; fertile fronds as tall as, or slightly taller than, the sterile fronds, with longer stipes, ca. 3⁄4 the length, blades spathulate, smaller than the sterile with a few scales along the abaxial costae but absent among the sporangia.A
A. Mickel, J. T. & Smith, A. R. 2004: The Pteridophytes of Mexico Vol. 88
Discussion
Elaphoglossum squamipes represents a distinct group with long-creeping rhizomes and broad, dull orange, rhizome and stipe scales. It is very closely related to E. peltatum, differing from E. squamipes et aff. only in blade dissection.B
B. Mickel, J. T. & Smith, A. R. 2004: The Pteridophytes of Mexico Vol. 88
Specimen
Chis (Breedlove 22733, NY, 40447, DS). Gro (Lorea 3516, IEB; Rzedowski & McVaugh 118, NY). Hgo (Sánchez Mejorada 747, MEXU p.p.). Oax (Mickel 4587, 5266, NY). Ver (Cházaro & Castillo Ch. 6791, IEB; Müller 37, K, 39, NY p.p.).D
D. Mickel, J. T. & Smith, A. R. 2004: The Pteridophytes of Mexico Vol. 88