Elaphoglossum sprucei (Baker) Diels (1899:334)

Taxonomy & Nomenclature

Synonym/s: Acrostichum sprucei Baker; Hook. & Baker, Syn. Fil. 411 (1868)

Conservation Status

Last record: before 1863 (Navarrete & Pitman, 2003a)

Since rediscovered (see below) (cf. León-Yánez et al., 2011:843)

IUCN RedList status: Critically Endangered

The IUCN reported another species, Elaphoglossum pala, as rediscovered after 100+ years from an unknown type locality (Navarrete & Pitman, 2003b), whereas this species was missing for potentially longer and the type locality is known (so it could be searched). Thus recent records of the species (León-Yánez et al., 2011:843; iNaturalist (Dr. Barbara Roy)) mean it is best treated as rediscovered.

Distribution

the base of Chimborazo, Bolívar province & Maquipucuna, Pichincha province, north-western Ecuador

Biology & Ecology

Hypodigm

Media

References

Original scientific description:

Hooker, W. J. and Baker, J. G. (1883). Synopsis Filicum ed. 2. 519.

Other references:

Hassler, Michael. (2004-2023). World Ferns. Synonymic Checklist and Distribution of Ferns and Lycophytes of the World. Version 17.2; last update Oct. 20th, 2023. Available at: https://www.worldplants.de/ferns/ [Accessed 25 October 2023]

León-Yánez, Susana, Valencia, Renato, Pitman, Nigel, Endara, Lorena, Ulloa Ulloa, Carmen and Navarrete, Hugo (eds.). (2011). Libro rojo de las plantas endémicas del Ecuador, 2ª edición. Publicaciones del Herbario QCA,
Pontificia Universidad Católica del Ecuador, Quito. 957 pp. [WARNING: 194MB file]

Navarrete, H. and Pitman, N. (2003a). Elaphoglossum sprucei. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2003: e.T43671A10813630. https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2003.RLTS.T43671A10813630.en. Downloaded on 17 November 2016.

Navarrete, H. and Pitman, N. (2003b). Elaphoglossum pala. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2003: e.T43663A10820298. https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2003.RLTS.T43663A10820298.en. Accessed on 25 October 2023.

Sodiro, L. (1893). Cryptogramae vasculares Quitenses. Typis Univertitatis. Quito.

Valencia, R., Pitman, N., León-Yánez, S. and Jørgensen, P.M. (eds). (2000). Libro Rojo de las Plantas Endémicas del Ecuador 2000. Publicaciones del Herbario QCA, Ponticicia Universidad Católica del Ecuador, Quito.

https://www.inaturalist.org/observations?verifiable=true&taxon_id=445309&locale=en-GB

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