Abstract

ROJAS-ALVARADO, Alexander Fco.. New species, new combinations and new distributions in neotropical species of Elaphoglossum (Lomariopsidaceae). Rev. biol. trop [online]. 2002, vol.50, n.3-4, pp.969-1006. ISSN 0034-7744.

More new species, new combinations and new distributions are made in the large and difficult genus Elaphoglossum in Neotropic. Ten new species are describes, this are: Elaphoglossum adrianae A. Rojas, E. betancuri A. Rojas, E. caridadae A. Rojas, E. glabromarginatum A. Rojas, E. kessleri A. Rojas, E. macdougalii A. Rojas, E. paramicola A. Rojas, E. paxense A. Rojas, E. pseudoherminieri A. Rojas and E. solomonii A. Rojas. Three species are combined, this are: Elaphoglossum beitelii (Mickel) A. Rojas, E. curvans (Kunze) A. Rojas and E. eutecnum (Mickel) A. Rojas. Finally, 86 species are reported from other countries and some species names are synonymized.

Keywords : Elaphoglossum; Lomariopsidaceae; Neotropic; new combinations; new distributions; new species.