(French West Indies)boj_1 - CNCFlora
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264 M. J. M. CHRISTENHUSZ<br />
Polypodium excelsum Desv., Mém. Soc. Linn. Paris 6:<br />
243. 1827. Type: Antilles, Anon. ex herb. Desvaux<br />
(holotype P!; isotype B).<br />
Habitat: uncommon terrestrial fern of mid-elevation<br />
rainforests, endemic to the Lesser Antilles.<br />
Material examined: BASSE TERRE: Matouba,<br />
Morne-à-l’Eau, Duss 730 (P); Saut d’Eau du Matouba,<br />
Christenhusz 4101 (TUR, UC); Thiébaut 15 (P);<br />
Morne de la Madeleine, Duss 4034 (P).<br />
241. Ctenitis meridionalis (Poir.) Ching, Sunyatsenia<br />
5: 250. 1940.<br />
Polypodium meridionale Poir. in Lamarck, Encycl. 5:<br />
553. 1804. Type: Guadeloupe, Badier s.n. (holotype<br />
P-Lam!; isotype B-Willd.-19807).<br />
Aspidium consobrinum Bory ex Fée, Mém. Fam.<br />
Foug. 11: 85. 1866. Type: Guadeloupe, l’Herminier<br />
s.n. anno 1835 (holotype RB!, isotype RB!).<br />
Habitat: uncommon endemic of the Lesser Antilles,<br />
terrestrial at low to mid elevations in mesophile<br />
forest.<br />
Localities: BASSE TERRE: gorges de la Rivière Noire<br />
near Sainte Claude and in the Monts Caraïbes<br />
(Ravine Salée) and at the foot of the large rock of<br />
Morne Grande Voûte (Vivant, 1989a). In P a few<br />
historical collections from Guadeloupe without locality<br />
are preserved. The continued existence of this<br />
species on Guadeloupe has to be confirmed.<br />
242. Tectaria heracleifolia (Willd.) Underw., Bull.<br />
Torrey Bot. Club 33: 200. 1906.<br />
Aspidium heracleifolium Willd., Sp. Pl. 5: 217. 1810,<br />
excl. ref. Philippines. Lectotype (designated by<br />
Morton, 1966): Hispaniola, Plumier, Traité Foug.<br />
Amér. tab. 126. 1705.<br />
Habitat: common on limestone cliff sides and roadside<br />
banks, especially in mesophile forests.<br />
Material examined: BASSE TERRE: Monts Caraïbes<br />
(Vivant, 1987b); Domaine de Valombreuse (M. J. M.<br />
Christenhusz, pers. observ.); GRAND TERRE:<br />
Cocoyer (M. J. M. Christenhusz, pers. observ.), Usine<br />
Darbousier in Pointe-à-Pitre (Vivant, 1987b). LA<br />
DÉSIRADE, MARIE GALANTE (Proctor, 1977).<br />
243. Tectaria incisa Cav., Descr. Pl. 249. 1802. Type:<br />
Puerto Rico, Ventenat s.n. (holotype MA).<br />
Cardiochlaena ampla Fée, Mém. Fam. Foug. 5: 315.<br />
1852, nomen.<br />
Cardiochlaena confluens Fée, Mém. Fam. Foug. 5:<br />
316. 1852. Lectotype (designated by Proctor, 1989):<br />
Guadeloupe, l’Herminier s.n. (RB!).<br />
Habitat: common fern of disturbed habitats, along<br />
paths, streams and in fields and plantations, sometimes<br />
in mesophile forests.<br />
Material examined: BASSE TERRE: l’Herminier s.n.<br />
(P!, RB!), Étang Zombis, Christenhusz 4049 (TUR);<br />
Monts Caraïbes (Vivant, 1987b); Cascade aux Écrevisses<br />
(M. J. M. Christenhusz, pers. observ.); Domaine<br />
de Valombreuse (M. J. M. Christenhusz, pers.<br />
observ.); GRAND TERRE: Cocoyer (M. J. M. Christenhusz,<br />
pers. observ.). MARIE GALANTE (Proctor,<br />
1977).<br />
244. Tectaria trifoliata (L.) Cav., Descr. Pl. 249. 1802.<br />
Polypodium trifoliatum L., Sp. Pl. 2: 1087. 1753, excl.<br />
ref. Sloane. Lectotype (designated by Underwood,<br />
1906): Martinique, Plumier, Traité Foug. Amér.<br />
tab. 148. 1705.<br />
Cardiochlaena trilobata Fée, Mém. Fam. Foug. 5: 316.<br />
1852. Type: ‘Antillis Gallicis’, not located.<br />
Habitat: common fern in rainforested ravines and on<br />
primary forest slopes.<br />
Material examined: BASSE TERRE: Grand Étang,<br />
Christenhusz 2802 (TUR); Cascade Vauchelet, Christenhusz<br />
4084 (P, TUR); Plateau Dimba, Christenhusz<br />
4013 (P, TUR, UC); Saut d’Eau du Matouba (M. J. M.<br />
Christenhusz, pers. observ.); Cascade aux Écrevisses<br />
(M. J. M. Christenhusz, pers. observ.).<br />
245. Triplophyllum funestum (Kunze) Holttum, Kew<br />
Bull. 41: 255. 1986.<br />
Aspidium funestum Kunze, Linnaea 9: 96. 1834. Type:<br />
Brazil, Amazonas, ‘ad Ega’ [Tefé], Poeppig s.n., anno<br />
1832 (holotype LZ, destroyed). Because no isotypes<br />
are known and the original material is not in<br />
existance, a neotype is designated here: Guadeloupe,<br />
Rivière Quiock, Christenhusz 4107 (NY!,<br />
duplicates P!, TUR!, UC!).<br />
Nephrodium funestum (Kunze) Hook., Sp. Filic. 4:<br />
129, pl. 259. 1862.<br />
Dryopteris protensa Afzel. ex Sw. var. funesta (Kunze)<br />
C.Chr., Kongel. Danske Vidensk. Selsk. Skr.,<br />
Naturvidensk. Math. Afd. 8, 6: 91. 1920.<br />
Ctenitis protensa (Afzel. ex Sw.) Ching var. funesta<br />
(Kunze) Proctor, Rhodora 63: 34. 1961.<br />
Habitat: rare terrestrial fern of rainforests.<br />
© 2009 The Linnean Society of London, Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society, 2009, 161, 213–277