Tectaria incisa
Descr. Pl. 249. 1802.
Common names: Incised halberd fern
Treatment appears in FNA Volume 2.
Stems erect, compact. Petiole straw-colored to tan or chestnut-brown, equaling or slightly longer than blade, pubescent on both surfaces, base scaly; scales narrowly lanceolate, 3–8 × 0.2–0.7 mm. Blade oblong or ovate-oblong, 1-pinnate, 0.15–1.2 × 0.2–0.5 m. Rachis and costae puberulent abaxially. Pinnae (2–) 3–6 pairs, 12–25 cm, base oblique, with 1–2 proximal basiscopic lobes, margins crenate without proliferous buds in axils. Areoles with included veinlets. Indusia attached laterally. 2n = 160.
Habitat: Hammocks
Elevation: 0 m
Distribution
Fla., Mexico, West Indies in Antilles, Central America, South America to n Argentina
Discussion
Selected References
None.
Lower Taxa
None.
"/4-3timeslengthofblade" is not declared as a valid unit of measurement for this property.
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