POLYSTICHUM IN THE CONTINENTAL AMERICAN TROPICS

 

Species List (n=41) for Barrington Lab work on Neotropical Polystichum

 

Accessions are on hand for DNA sampling for the 26 species in bold.

 

Species of the Mayan and Talamanca Centers (may also occur in the Andes and Brazil)

 

TAXON

ELEVATION in m.

DISTRIBUTION BY ENDEMIC CENTER1

PLOIDY

 

 

Range

 

Mean

 

MAY

TAL

AND

BRA

2X

4X

1.

alfaroi(H.Christ) Barrington

1100-2200

1650

X

X

 

 

X

 

2.

alsophilum Barrington ined.

2500

2500

X

 

 

 

X

 

2.

concinnum Lellinger ex Barrington

1700-3400

2550

 

X

 

 

X

 

3.

distans E. Fourn.

1700-3000

2350

X

 

 

 

X

 

4.

dubium (H. Karst.) Diels

2200m

2200

 

X

X

 

X

 

5.

erythrosorum A.R.Sm.

2400-3000

2700

X

 

 

 

X

 

6.

fournieri A.R.Sm.

1900-3100

2500

X

 

 

 

X

 

7.

furfuraceum A.R.Sm.

2800-3800

3300

X

 

 

 

 

 

8.

hartwegii Klotzsch

1300-2700

2000

X

X

X

 

 

9.

lehmannii Hieron.

3200-3300

3250

 

X

X

 

X

 

10.

lilianae Barrington 

2000-3300

2650

 

X

 

 

 

X

11.

mickelii A.R. Sm.

600-2100

1350

X

 

 

 

 

 

12.

muenchii (H.Christ) C.Chr.

2000

2000

X

 

 

 

 

 

13.

muricatum(L.) FŽe

1000-2700

1850

X

X

X

 

X

 

14.

orbiculatum(Desv.) RŽmy et FŽe in Gay

3100-4200

3650

X

X

X

 

 

X

15.

ordinatum(Kunze) Liebm.

1200-2700

1950

X

 

 

 

 

 

16.

platyphyllum(Willd.) C. Presl

600-1500

1050

X

X

X

X

X

 

17.

rachichlaena FŽe

2000-3200

2600

X

 

 

 

 

 

18.

speciosissimum(A.Braun ex Kunze)Copel.

2500-3500

3000

X

X

 

 

X

 

19

schizophyllum Lorea-Hern. & A.R. Sm.

2000

2000

X

 

 

 

 

 

20

talamancanum Barrington

3100-3400

3250

 

X

 

 

 

X

21.

turrialbae Christ

2100-3100

2600

X

X

X

 

X

 

 

Species restricted to the Andes and/or Brazil

 

SPECIES

ELEVATION in m

DISTRIBUTION BY ENDEMIC CENTER1

PLOIDY

 

 

Range

Mean

MAY

TAL

AND

BRA

2X

4X

22

albomarginatum

800-1400

1100

 

 

X

 

 

 

23

amboroensis Kessler & Smith

1900-2500

2200

 

 

X

 

 

 

24

auritum (FŽe)Yatskiveych

 

 

 

 

 

X

 

 

25

bachii Kessler and Smith

 

3200

 

 

X

 

 

 

 

bonapartii Rosenst.

?

 

 

 

X

 

 

 

26

bradei Rosenst.

 

 

 

 

 

X

 

 

27

bulbiferum Barrington

?

 

 

 

X

 

 

 

28

chaparensis Kessler & Smith

1300-2000

1650

 

 

X

 

 

 

 

cochleatum Klotzsch

3000-4400

3700

 

 

X

 

X

 

30

congestum Kessler & Smith

1200-2100

1550

 

 

X

 

 

 

31

giganteum Kessler & Smith

 

2750

 

 

 X

 

 

 

32

lepidotum Sundue & Kessler

 

4100

 

 

 X

 

 

 

33

mexiae Copel.

2100-2300

2200

 

 

X

 

 

 

34

montevidense  (Sprengel) Rosenst.

1700-4050

2875

 

 

X

X

 

 

35

nudicaule Rosenst.

2700-4050

3325

 

 

X

 

 

 

36

paramicola Kessler & Smith

3500-3750

3625

 

 

X

 

 

 

37

rochaleanum FŽe

 

 

 

 

 

X

 

 

38

rufum Kessler & Smith

1200-1800

1500

 

 

X

 

 

 

39

solomonii Kessler & Smith

2000-3000

2500

 

 

X

 

 

 

40

stuebelii Hieron.

2900-3500

3200

 

 

X

 

 

 

41

tryonianum Barrington ined. 

2100-2300

2200

 

 

X

 

 

 

 

 

Range

 

Mean

 

MAY

TAL

AND

BRA

2X

4X

 

TAXON

ELEVATION in m.

DISTRIBUTION BY ENDEMIC CENTER1

PLOIDY

 

1Abbreviations: MAY Ð Mayan Center; TALÑTalamanca Center; ANDÑAndean center; BRAÑBrazilian Center