helecho marco (Delyns Santos Trinidad)
Lophosoria quadripinnata (J.F.Gmel.) C.Chr.
Lophosoria quadripinnata (J.F.Gmel.) C.Chr. is a fern species in the family Dicksoniaceae, found in the Americas from Cuba and Mexico to Chile. It is known by common names such as 'diamondleaf fern' in English and 'helecho marco' in Spanish. The plant is medium-sized, with large, multiple pinnate fronds and features resembling tree ferns, such as pneumathodes and radial rhizome symmetry. It is identified by the position and characteristics of spores on fertile fronds. Fossil evidence indicates the genus existed in the Cretaceous Period in southern Gondwana.
Description
Lophosoria quadripinnata is native to regions including Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, and others. In Chile, it is found between Talca and Aysén, and on the Juan Fernández Islands. In Argentina, it grows in humid valleys of western Neuquén and Río Negro. The species is related to tree ferns due to shared ancestral traits. It is cultivated as an ornamental plant. The genus Lophosoria is documented in the fossil record from the Cretaceous in Antarctica. The plant's rhizome lacks a trunk but exhibits features typical of tree ferns, including radial symmetry and hairy rhizomes and petioles.
Other common names
helecho marco (Delyns Santos Trinidad)
Distribution
BR · Garagoa | Ramiriquí | Tibaná | Chinavita | Ciénaga | Viracachá · SFF Iguaque | Santuario de Flora y Fauna Guanentá Alto Río Fonce | Parque Nacional Natural Cocuy Parque Nacional Natural Selva de Florencia | Parque Nacional Natural Las Orquídeas | Parque Nacional Natural Complejo Volcanico Doña Juana - Cascabel | Parque · Parque Nacional Natural Los Nevados · El Parque Nacional Natural Tatamá · California | Charalá | Charta | Gambita | Girón | Onzaga | Tona | Vetas · Antioquia, Boyacá, Caldas, Caquetá, Cauca, Chocó, Cundinamarca, Huila, Magdalena, Meta, Nariño, Norte de Santander, Putumayo, Risaralda, Santander, Tolima, Valle · Jardín Botánico de Bogotá · Cuenca de Río Claro · Parque Nacional Natural Serranía de Chiribiquete (PNNSCh) · Argentina South · Bolivia · Brazil Southeast · Brazil South · Chile Central · Chile South · Colombia · Costa Rica · Cuba · Dominican Republic · Ecuador · El Salvador · Guatemala · Haiti · Honduras · Jamaica · Juan Fernández Is. · Mexico Central · Mexico Gulf · Mexico Northeast
Synonyms
Alsophila affinisAlsophila deckerianaAlsophila quadripinnataCyathea bilineataCyathea decoraCyathea monticolaLophosoria brasiliensisLophosoria caesiaPolypodium griseumPolypodium maculatumPolypodium pruinatumCyathea quadripinnataLophosoria glaucaLophosoria pruinataLophosoria densaLophosoria glaucescensLophosoria frigidaLophosoria schaffnerianaCyathea schaffnerianaLophosoria quadripinnata var. quadripinnataAlsophila pruinataPolypodium quadripinnatumAlsophila pruinata var. conspicuaAlsophila christiiAlsophila bilineataTrichosorus densusTrichosorus frigidusTrichosorus glaucescensTrichosorus glaucescens var. majorPolypodium cinereum