Tectaria estremerana: taxon details and analytics

Domain
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Polypodiopsida
Order
Polypodiales
Family
Tectariaceae
Genus
Tectaria
Species
Tectaria estremerana
Scientific Name
Tectaria estremerana

Summary description from Wikipedia:

Tectaria estremerana

Tectaria estremerana is a rare species of fern known by the common name Puerto Rico halberd fern. It is endemic to Puerto Rico. It is a federally listed endangered species of the United States.

This fern has fronds up to 80 centimetres (31 inches) long, each with a hairy, orange brown stipe. The rachis is hairy and the leaf is divided into a few elongated leaflets.

When this plant was placed on the United States' Endangered Species List it was known from a population of 23 individuals in Arecibo, Puerto Rico. The ferns are located about 200 metres (220 yards) away from the Arecibo Radio Telescope. Later more individuals were discovered in Río Abajo Commonwealth Forest and in the municipality of Florida.

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Puerto Rico Halberd Fern

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Tectaria estremerana
©Steve Maldonado Silvestrini, some rights reserved (CC-BY-NC)
Tectaria estremerana
©Steve Maldonado Silvestrini, some rights reserved (CC-BY-NC)
Tectaria estremerana
©Steve Maldonado Silvestrini, some rights reserved (CC-BY-NC)
Tectaria estremerana
©Steve Maldonado Silvestrini, some rights reserved (CC-BY-NC)

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