Nephrolepis falcata

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Nephrolepis falcata

Description

Habit, rhizome morphology. Hairs on lamina and costa absent.

Distribution

Asia-Tropical: Philippines (Philippines present), Luzon present, Mindanao present, Negoro present, Samar present
Malesia: Philippines: Luzon, Samar, Negoro, Mindanao.

Notes

Similar in pinna shape and position of the sori to N. falciformis, but differs in the very dark, dense, squarrose rhachis scales; the denser and more persistent lamina scales, and the absence of hairs on the costae. Juvenile specimens of N. davallioides may have a similar rhachis indument and may then be impossible to distinguish from sterile fronds of N. falcata.

Citation

Hovenkamp & Miyam. 2005 – In: Blumea: 302
Copel. 1958 – In: Fern Fl. Philipp.: 188