Hecistopteris kaieteurensis

Hecistopteris kaieteurensis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Division: Polypodiophyta
Class: Polypodiopsida
Order: Polypodiales
Family: Pteridaceae
Genus: Hecistopteris
Species:
H. kaieteurensis
Binomial name
Hecistopteris kaieteurensis
Kelloff & McKee

Hecistopteris kaieteurensis is a tiny fern in the family Pteridaceae and endemic to the drift zone of Kaieteur Falls on the Kaieteur Plateau (a tepui) in Guyana. It does not exceed 2 cm (0.79 in) length and is very lightly constructed. It was discovered in 1997 by Gregory S. McKey of the Smithsonian Institution.[1][2]

References

  1. ^ Correspondance with Gregory S. McKey, Cryptogamic Botany Specialist, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C.
  2. ^ RTP Photo Gallery at https://www.nmnh.si.edu/rtp/students/2003/gallery03.htm access-date=May 30, 2006


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