Steiropteris alstonii (Thelypteridaceae), a new species from Colombia, and some new combinations in the family

ALEXANDRE SALINO; ALAN R. SMITH

doi:10.11646/phytotaxa.340.2.6

Issue: Vol. 340 No. 2: 23 February 2018

Type: Article

Published: 2018-02-23

DOI: 10.11646/phytotaxa.340.2.6

Page range: 175–180

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Steiropteris alstonii (Thelypteridaceae), a new species from Colombia, and some new combinations in the family

ALEXANDRE SALINO⁺⁻
ALAN R. SMITH⁺⁻

Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Instituto de Ciências Biológicas, Departamento de Botânica, Caixa Postal 486, 31270-901, Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil

University Herbarium, University of California, 1001 Valley Life Sciences Bldg. #2465, Berkeley, CA 94720-2465, U.S.A.

Ferns taxonomy South America Amauropelta Christella Goniopteris Thelypteris Pteridophytes

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Abstract

One new species and three new combinations in neotropical Thelypteridaceae are proposed here. Steiropteris alstonii sp. nov. is from Colombia and known only from the type locality. New combinations are proposed in the genera Amauropelta, Christella, and Goniopteris.