Megalastrum villosum

Megalastrum villosum is a fern species within the Dryopteridaceae family, a group commonly known as the wood ferns. It is distributed across several Caribbean and Central American regions, including Colombia, the Dominican Republic, Haiti, Jamaica, and the Windward Islands. The species was formally published in 1987 by the botanist Holttum, based on earlier work attributed to L. This fern is part of the genus Megalastrum, which includes various species adapted to tropical and subtropical environments.