Approximately 40 species of Adiantum are represented in Ecuador. A new species is described here from Pastaza province, Ecuador. It has been confused with A. anceps, but differs in having only once-pinnate blades and pubescent rachises, segment stalks, and indusia.
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1 January 2011
Adiantum mariposatum (Pteridaceae), a New Species from Ecuador
Mirabai R. McCarthy,
R. James Hickey
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American Fern Journal
Vol. 101 • No. 1
January 2011
Vol. 101 • No. 1
January 2011
Adiantum
Ecuador
new species