By John T. Mickel, Alan R. Smith
The pteridophytes of Mexico comprise 1008 species and sixteen extra forms or subspecies, a complete of 1024 taxa in 124 genera. Keys, descriptions, distribution maps, and pointed out specimens are given for all species. approximately all taxa are illustrated with line drawings. This remedy fills the space among different contemporary huge floras, these for North the United States north of Mexico and for Mesoamerica, and spans the main diversified and latitudinally biggest pteridophyte flowers on the planet. It weds the world’s richest dryland pteridoflora of northern Mexico and western usa with the wealthy rainy forests of Mesoamerica, South the US, and the West Indies. 40 new taxa are defined and ten new combos are made herein: Anemia jaliscana var. integrifolia Mickel, Asplenium arcanum A. R. Sm., A. dianae A. R. Sm., A. gentryi A. R. Sm., A. sanchezii A. R. Sm., A. sessilifolium var. occidentale A. R. Sm., A. ultimum A. R. Sm., A. venturae A. R. Sm., Botrychium tolucaense W. H. Wagner & Mickel, Cheilanthes apiacea Mickel, C. complanata var. interrupta Mickel, C. decurrens Mickel, C. longipila var. brevipila Mickel, C. maxoniana Mickel, C. spiculata Mickel, C. yatskievychiana Mickel, Ctenitis erinacea A. R. Sm., C. mexicana A. R. Sm., Dryopteris knoblochii A. R. Sm., Elaphoglossum erinaceum var. occidentale Mickel, E. leebrowniae Mickel, E. xanthopodum Mickel, E. yourkeorum Mickel, Lindsaea quadrangularis subsp. mexiae Mickel, Notholaena brachycaulis Mickel, N. brevistipes Mickel, N. meridionalis Mickel, Pecluma alfredii var. occidentalis A. R. Sm., Polypodium arcanum var. septentrionale Mickel, P. polypodioides var. knoblochianum Mickel, P. rzedowskianum Mickel, Selaginella barnebyana Valdespino, S. breedlovei Valdespino, S. hirtifolia Valdespino, S. polyptera Valdespino, S. prolifera Valdespino, Thelypteris loreae A. R. Sm., T. martinezii A. R. Sm., T. venturae A. R. Sm., and Woodsia cystopteroides Windham & Mickel. Ten new combos are made: Asplenium semipinnatum (Hieron.) A. R. Sm., Astrolepis laevis (M. Martens & Galeotti) Mickel, Cheilanthes aurea var. palmeri (D. C. Eaton) Mickel, C. marsupianthes (Fe´e) Reeves ex Mickel, C. pringlei var. moncloviensis (Baker) Mickel, Pecluma alfredii var. cupreolepis (A. M. Evans) A. R. Sm., Pellaea ternifolia subsp. brandegeei (C. C. corridor) Mickel, Polypodium riograndense (T. Wendt) Mickel, Tectaria trichodes (C. V. Morton) A. R. Sm., and Thelypteris resinifera var. proxima (C. Chr.) A. R. Sm.
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Gaz. 39: 366–369. Distribution. Subperennials or perennials, in swamps and moist hummocks, on rotten stumps and decomposing litter in damp forests and open wet areas; 180–250 m. USA (Fla); Mexico; Guat, Bel, CR; Cuba, PR, L Ant; Col, Ven, Trin, Guy, Sur, Fr Gui, Ec, Peru, Braz, Bol, Uru. Specimens Examined. Chis (Martı´nez S. 10069, MEXU, 14891, NY, XAL, 15662, 16281, ENCB, MEXU, 19306, IEB). QR (Castillo R. & Tun G. 235, UADY, XAL). Plants treated as A. germanii are apparently dwarf or juvenile specimens of A.
C. Eaton, Ferns N. Amer. 1: 285. 1879) adopted A. emarginatum in a new (and illegitimate) sense, applying it to plants from California. Hooker’s original figure probably does represent A. jordanii and was drawn from a collection that had been mislabeled, according to Eaton. 14. , Encycl. 1: 43. 1783. Neotype (designated by Proctor, 1977: 114). Guadeloupe. ). Fig. 8D. Adiantum lucidum Sw. var. bipinnatum Mett. ex E. , Mexic. Pl. 1: 129. 1872. Lectotype (chosen by Lellinger, Mem. New York Bot. Gard.
Maxon, Proc. Biol. Soc. Wash. 52: 113. 1939. Figs. 4A, B. , Sp. Fil. 2: 85, t. 97A. 1852. Type. Northwest Mexico. , frag. ). 1 mm long; veins visible; sori ca. 5 mm; spores tan. ADIANTUM 21 oblong to linear, lunate, or arcuate, one to usually several per ultimate division; paraphyses absent; spores tetrahedral, usually tan to yellowish; xϭ29, 30. Distribution. Lowland wet forests; 100–1400 m. Mexico; Guat, Bel, Hond, Nic, CR, Pan. Selected Specimens Examined. Gro (Lorea 2574, FCME, 4012, FCME, IEB).