Serpocaulon triseriale (Sw.) A.R. Sm.
EOL Text
United States
Origin: Unknown/Undetermined
Regularity: Regularly occurring
Currently: Unknown/Undetermined
Confidence: Confident
Fla.; s Mexico; West Indies; Central America; South America to s Brazil, Bolivia.
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Stems not whitish pruinose, slender to stout, 5--15 mm diam., taste unknown; scales brown, ovate-acuminate, symmetric, somewhat to strongly clathrate, margins somewhat lighter, entire. Leaves to 90 cm. Petiole slender to stout, to 7 mm diam. Blade broadly ovate, 1-pinnate at base, widest at or near base, to 60 cm wide, papery to almost leathery; rachis glabrous abaxially and adaxially. Segments (pinnae) linear to oblong, apex acuminate; proximal segments stalked to nearly sessile, distal ones slightly narrowed but broadly adnate at base, less than 35 mm wide; margins entire or slightly wavy; apex acute; midrib glabrous adaxially. Venation anastomosing with a regular series of 2--5 rows of areoles on both sides of costae. Sori in 1--3 parallel rows on both sides of costa, 0.5--3 mm diam., circular when immature. Sporangiasters absent. Spores less than 58 µm, verrucose, with surface projections less than 3 µm. 2 n = 148.
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Goniophlebium triseriale (Swartz) Pichi-Sermolli; Polypodium brasiliense Poiret
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Comments: On shaded banks, rocks, and tree trunks (Proctor, 1985).
Epiphytic; 0m.
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The following is a representative barcode sequence, the centroid of all available sequences for this species.
Barcode of Life Data Systems (BOLDS) Stats
Public Records: 4
Specimens with Barcodes: 4
Species With Barcodes: 1
United States
Rounded National Status Rank: NNR - Unranked
Rounded Global Status Rank: G4 - Apparently Secure
Reasons: Proctor (1985) describes this species as widespread but uncommon. Distribution: Jamaica, Puerto Rico, Lesser Antilles, Trinidad, and continental tropical America from southern Mexico to Bolivia and Brazil. One historical introduction to Florida (Lellinger, 1985).