Abstract

LAVALLE, María del Carmen  and  RODRIGUEZ, Mónica. Taxonomy of Argentinean species of Elaphoglossum (Dryopteridaceae, Pteridophyta). Darwiniana [online]. 2009, vol.47, n.1, pp.125-139. ISSN 0011-6793.

This paper is a taxonomic study of the Argentinean species of the genus Elaphoglossum (E. crassipes, E. gayanum, E. lindbergii, E. lorentzii, E. pachydermum, E. piloselloides and E. yungense), based on morphological characters of the sporophyte. The history of the genus and the description of the species are provided, along with synonymy, comments on geographical distribution, habitat and a list of the studied specimens. A key to identify the species is also given.

Keywords : Argentina; Elaphoglossum; Morphology; Taxonomy.

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