Recent records of pteridophytes for Belize, Central America

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by  David A Sutton

Bull. nat.Hist.Mus.Lond. (Bot.)30(2): 81-99 Issued30November2000
Recent records of pteridophytes for Belize,
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Central America
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DAVIDA. SUTTON
DepartmentofBotany, TheNaturalHistoryMuseum, CromwellRoad, LondonSW75BD
ANGELAHUGHES
InternationalCentrefor UnderutilizedCrops, InstituteofIrrigationandDevelopmentStudies, Universityof
Southampton, SouthamptonSO171BJ
BARBARABULMER-THOMAS
55MazeHill, Greenwich, London, SEW8XQ
CONTENTS
Introduction 82
Listoftaxa 83
Aspleniaceae 83
Blechnaceae 84
Cyatheaceae 84
Davalliaceae 84
Dennstaedtiaceae 85
Dicksoniaceae 85
Dryopteridaceae 85
Gleicheniaceae 86
Grammitidaceae 86
Hymenophyllaceae 86
Isoetaceae 87
Lomariopsidaceae 87
Lophosoriaceae 88
Lycopodiaceae 88
Marattiaceae 88
Metaxyaceae 89
89
Ophioglossaceae
89
Polypodiaceae
Psilotaceae 90
Pteridaceae 90
Salviniaceae 91
Schizaeaceae 91
92
Selaginellaceae
Tectariaceae 92
93
Thelypteridaceae
Vittariaceae 95
Woodsiaceae 95
Discussion 96
References ... 98
SYNOPSIS. Belize has one ofthe richest pteridophyte floras in the world, expressed on an area basis. Analysis ofrecent
collectionsandthewidelyscatteredliteratureforthecountryrevealsthatthenumberofspecieshasrisenbyapproximately20%
sincethepublicationofthemajorregionalflora,FloraMesoamericana,in1995.Investigationofthedatesofdiscoveryforeach
taxonproducesagraphthatindicatesmanymoretaxaareyettobediscoveredinthecountry.Apreliminaryassessmentismade
ofareasinBelizelikelytorevealnewrecords.
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82 D.A. SUTTON,A. HUGHES ANDB. BULMER-THOMAS
INTRODUCTION and the content is biased strongly towards trees both in species
coverageanddetail.Herbaceousangiospermsandpteridophytesare
ThevascularplantsofBelizehaveneverbeentreatedadequatelyin merely listed, except where they are believed to be new species.
anationalflora.Earlybotanicalinvestigationduringthenineteenth However, this single publication provided the earliest published
centurywasfocussedverymuchoneconomicallyimportantspecies, recordforalmost25%ofspeciesintheentireflora,farexceedingthe
especially timber, latex and fruit, though the list produced forthe significance ofany other publication for Belize in this respect. A
nowdefunctBotanicStationbyCampbell(1899)includedanumber numberofchecklists have appeared subsequently forthe country.
&
ofnativefernsandorchids.Otherearlyaccountsoftheflora(Blake, Those by Dwyer and others (Spellman et al., 1975; Dwyer
1917; Record, 1925), based on exploration and forestry, excluded Spellman, 1981) excludedpteridophytes, but some records appear
pteridophytes. Standley & Record(1936)providedagoodfloristic in the catalogue by Schipp (1934). The catalogue of the Belize
grounding for the country with the Forests andflora ofBritish National Herbarium (BRH) by Vargas & Shawe (1997) includes a
Honduras,thoughthislackssomeoftheelementsofaregularflora number ofplant records for the country not published elsewhere.
Fig. 1 DistrictsofBelize.Shadedareasrepresent300mand600mcontours.
RECENTRECORDSOFPTERIDOPHYTES 83
Recent expedition reports and surveys (for example Parker et al., BRH!);StannCreek,P.H. Gentle2714(F,GH,K2,MICH,NY);
1993) include many of the new records of pteridophytes for the Toledo, P.H. Gentle6261 (F,G,NY, S, UC).
country. Aspleniumdentatum L.,Sp.pi. 2: 1080-1081 (1753)
The regional Flora ofGuatemala expressly included Belize (as StannCreek,P.H.Gentle2712(NY);Toledo,T.E.Hawkins1631
BritishHonduras)initsremit(forexample,Standley&Steyermark (MO115).
1958) though forthe majority ofpteridophyte taxa listed (Mickel, A newnameforAspleniumtrichomanes-dentatumL., listedfor
&
1981; Smith, 19816; Stolze, 1976, 1981, 1983; Stolze Hickey, BelizeinFloraMesoamericana(Adams, 19956: 322)basedon
1983;011gaard, 1983)thereisnoexplicitmentionofthepresencein extralimitaldistributioninProctor(1985:375)butwithoutrefer-
orabsence from Belize. For most vascularplants, this publication encetoaspecimen.Thenameisautomaticallycorrectedaccording
still providesthe mostcompletecoverageofthefloraforBelizeto to the International Code of Botanical Nomenclature (Tokyo
date,thoughforpteridophyesithasbeensupersededbytheregional Code23.8,ex. 14,Greuteretal., 1998).Vargas&Shawe(1997:
Flora Mesoamericana (Davidse et al., 1994, 1995). This latter 22) listedaspecimen(W.A. Schipp 1066, BRH)underthename
project will provide a comprehensive coverage of the species of A. dentatum L., but this material has also been identified asA.
Belizeonitseventualcompletionandithasauniquestrengthinthe macilentumbyAdams(19956: 309)basedonaduplicateatK.
developmentofalivelinktotheTROPICOS(Solomonetal.,2000) AspleniumformosumWilld.,Sp.pi. 5: 329(1810)2:304
databasein 1998,sothattheInternetversionofthefloraisupdated Cayo, G.R. Proctor29902 (BM2); StannCreek,R. Riveraetal.
onacontinualbasis. 2576(BRH125);Toledo, G. Davidse35782 (MO115).
Since the publication of the volume of Flora Mesoamericana, Aspleniumheterochroum Kunze inLinnaea9: 67 (1834)2:306
there has been considerable interest in thepteridophytes ofBelize Cayo, A. Hughes 148 (BM-000557731!22); Stann Creek, W.A.
rareicseinntgfoiuetlodwfoarkn.umAbelirstofofprcoujrercetnst(nfoarmeexsamupsleed,fHourgBheelsi,ze1,9w9i8t)hanadn S3c2h1i3p1p(2M11O1(15B).M2, BRH125); Toledo, G. Davidse & A.E. Brant
indication of their status is given below. The report includes an AspleniumjuglandifoliumLam.,Encycl. 2(1): 307 (1786)2 3(
analysis of over 2500 pteridophyte specimen records from The Toledo,B.K. Hoist4027 (MO91'115).
Natural History Museum in London (BM) and other herbaria at Asplenium laetumSw.,Syn.fil: 79, 271 (1806)2:308
AAU,B,BR,BRH,CR,DS,F,G,GH, K,LAGU,MEXU,MICH, StannCreek, WA.SchippS-277(B115);Toledo,P.H.Gentle7378
MO,NY,S,SEL,TEX,UAMIZ,UC,UCWI,USandZ.Fullusehas (BM2'115, F115, G115, MICH115, NY115, S"5, UC115).
been made ofinformation sources on the Internet, and the authors Asplenium macilentum Kunze ex Klotzsch in Linnaea 20: 351
particularlyexpresstheirgratitudetoMissouriBotanicalGardenfor (1847)2:309
makingTROPICOS availableontheWorldWideWeb. Toledo, W.A. Schipp 1066(BRH125, K2, NY).
Adams (1995: 309-310) considered that material cited as A.
monodonLiebm.wasmorecloselyrelatedtoA.macilentumthan
LIST OF TAXA A. auritum, although itwas included as a synonyminthe latter
taxonbyStolze(1981:60).ItisnotclearifA.monodonoccursin
Thefollowinglistisarrangedalphabeticallybyfamilyfollowingthe CentralAmericaandthenamemayhavebeenmisapplied.
family delimitation used in FloraMesoamericana (Davidse etal., AspleniumpalmeriMaxoninContr. U.S.Natl.Herb. 13:39(1909)2
1995).TaxapreviouslyrecordedinFloraMesoamericanaareshown 313
initalicandthesuperscriptreferenceindicatestheaccountandpage First recorded for Belize in extralimital distribution for the
number.Representativematerialisshownwithonevoucherforeach Pteridophyteflora ofOaxaca, Mexico (Mickel & Beitel, 1988:
district(Fig. 1) wherethe specieshasbeenrecorded, exceptwhere 65)butwithoutexplicitreferencetospecimens.Vargas&Shawe
the taxon has particular significance as a new record orendemic. (1997:22)listaspecimencollectedin 1929fromtheStannCreek
rPerveifseiroennocreainreccietnattiroengiiosngailvfelnortao.Aspseucpiemrescnrsipctitreedfeirneancmeonnuomgbrearpho,r DatisBtrMictha(sW.bAe.enScihdiepnpti2f1i1ed,aBsRAH.)heutnedreorcthhrisounmambey,Abduatmasdu(p1l9i9c5a6t:e
numbers following a specimen is to the source included in the 306). Material needs to be located to support the record for
bibliography where that specimen is listed. For new records not Belize.
includedin FloraMesoamericana, the name is shown inbold and AspleniumpteropusKaulf.,Enum.filic.: 170(1824)2:3I4
additionalspecimensarelistedwhereknown.Anindicationisgiven StannCreek, WA. Schipp365(MO2,NY);Toledo,B.K. Hoistet
ofwherethetaxonwasfirstlistedforBelize. al. 5195 (MO115).
AspleniumpumilumSw., Prodr.: 129(1788)2;315
ASPLENIACEAE Cayo,A. Hughes 136 (BM!);Toledo, T.Arnason &J. Lambert
17182 (MO2),G. Davidse&B.K. Hoist36181 (MO115).
AspleniumabscissumWilld.,Sp.pi. 5: 321 (1810)2:295 AspleniumripariumLiebm.inKongel.DanskeVidensk.Selsk.Skr.,
AspTloelneiduom,aGu.rDiatuvmidSswe.&inDJ..LB.otH.o(lSlcahnrdad3e6r8)31680(0M(2O):1155).2(1801)2:2- NTaotluerdvoi,dGe.nsDka.vMiadtshe.&AfDd..LserH.o5l,l1a:nd243468(318749()MO115),B.K. Hoist
Cayo, A. Hughes 64 (BM-000557717!22); Toledo, T.B. Croat 5332 (MO115).
24260(MO2). Not previously recorded from Belize in the Central American
AspleniumcirrhatumRich, exWilld.,Sp.pi. 5: 321 (1810)2:2< literature,butmaterialcollectedfromToledoDistrictin 1996and
Toledo,B.H. Allen 15443 (MO2'3'115). 1997islistedinTROPICOSandidentifiedasthistaxonbyA.R.
AspleniumcristatumLam.,Encycl 2(1): 310(1786)2:3( Smithin 1997.
Cayo, A. Hughes 98 (BM-000557710!22); Stann Creek, W.A. AspleniumsalicifoliumL.,Sp.pi- 2: 1080(1753)2:318
AspSlcehniipupm50de(liBtMes2c,eBnsRH(M12a5,xNoYn));LT.oDl.edGo,omB.eKz.HionisBtre4n3e9s7ia(M8:O951)2. AspClaeynoi,umT.sBa.liCcriofaolti2um37v7ar3.(saMliOc2i)f.olium1 3
(1976^301 AspleniumserraLangsd.&Fisch.,PL Voy.Russesmonde1: 16,1. 19
Cayo, A. Hughes 12 (BM-000531878!, BM-000557708!22, (1810)2:319
84 D.A. SUTTON,A. HUGHES ANDB. BULMER-THOMAS
Cayo,B.H.Allen 15177 (BM-000543291!, MO2-3'115). Salpichlaenavolubilis(Kaulf.)J.Sm.inHook.&Bauer,Gen.fil.:t.
AspleniumserratumL.,Sp.pi. 2: 1079 (1753)2:319 93(1841)68:332
Cayo, C.L. Lundell6235 (MICH28,NY);StannCreek,R.Rivera Toledo, B.K. Hoist4287 (MO6"-"-115).
et al. 2602 (BRH125); Toledo, C. Whitefoord 1625 (BM-
000543328 2
! ). CYATHEACEAE
Asplenium uniseriale Raddi in Opusc. Sci. 3: 291 (1819)
NTooltedoli,stBe.dK.fHoorisBtel5i3z2e1 (inMOth1e15,pUuCb"li5s).hed version of Flora Alsophilafirma (Baker) D.S. Conant in J. ArnoldArbor. 64: 372
Mesoamericana(Adams, 19956:323),butincludedintheInternet (1983)IO.:89
version based on a specimen collected in 1996 from Toledo Cayo,B.H.Allen 15221 (MO3-l01-115); StannCreek,A.M. Gentry
District. Also7p9h5i8la(sMaOlv1i15n)i;iTHooloedko,,iBn.HK.ooHko.is&teBtakale.r,53S0y1n.f(ilM.O: 13156).(1866)
BLECHNACEAE Toledo,B.K. Hoist5854(MO115).
ThisCentral American endemic was notrecorded forBelize in
HIcelln11in xantUlanuin ProctorinBrit. FernGaz. 9: 214(1965) Flora Mesoamericana (Riba, 1995c: 90), though it has been
ICnatyeor,prGe.tRe.diPnroFcltoorra2M9e9s0o4am(eBrRicHa12n5a).(Moran, I995ae: 329)asa rbeacsoerddeodnfarosmpeaclilmseunrrcooulnledcitnegdcionun1t9ri9e7sfarnodmiTsoilnecdloudDeidstrhiecrte.
hybridbetweenB. meridenseandB. glandulosumandexpected Further material is to be expected from the wetter parts ofthe
fromMesoamerica.Vargas&Shawe(1997:31)listedanunpub- MayaMountaindivideandtheLiquidambarforests.
lishedherbariumnamewiththeepithet 'antillense' attributedto Cyatheacostaricensis(Mett.exKuhn)DomininActaBot. Bohem.
G.R. Proctorandbasedonaspecimen(citedabove,collectedin 9: 107(1930)40:96
1968 from Rio Frio Caves in Cayo District) which apparently StannCreek,J.D. Dwyeretal. 583 (MO40-115).
equates to Proctor's Blechnum x antillanum. However, of the CyatheadivergensKunzeinLinnaea9: 100(1834)40197
putative parent species, only B. meridense has been recorded Cyatheadivergensvar.tuerckheimii(Maxon)R.M.TryoninContr.
fromBelizeandthestatusofthis specimenisuncertain. GrayHerb. 206: 56 (1976)40:97
Blechnum x caudatumCav.,Descr.pi: 262(1802)67:326 Cayo, B.H. Allen 15224 (MO3-40-115); Toledo, B.K. Hoist et al.
5245 (MO115
Cayo,A. Hughes34(BM-000531849!). ).
BleTNcoohltenduroem,coeGr.ndsDeiadfvoifrdrmsoeem(&LBieeDlb.imLz..e)HiCon.ltlChhaern.d,pu3Ib6nl7di8es1xhfei(dliMcv.Oe:r11s15i5,o3UnC(1o"9f50)5F.)lora CyaGStethnaetnalnemiC1rc9er3eo3kd,o(nNJtY.aD)..(DeDswvy.)erDoemtianl.in5P4t9er(idMoOph40y-t"a5:);26T3ol(e1d9o2,9)P4.0H:9.8
Mesoamericana (Moran, \995ae: 327), but included in the Cyathea multiflora Sm. in Mem. Acad. Roy. Sci. (Turin) 5(1790-
Internet version based on a specimen (G. Davidse & D.L. Hol- 1791): 416(1793)40:99
land 36781, UC) collected from Toledo District in 1997 and Cayo,J. MMeOave 1037 (MO40-115);Toledo,M.J. Balicketal. 2543
identifiedbyA.R. Smithinthesameyear. (BRH125, 115, NY).
Blechnumfragile(Liebm.)C.V. Morton&LellingerinAmer. Fern Cyatheamyosuroides(Liebm.)DomininPteridophyta:263(1929)40199
J. 57:68(1967)67:328 Cayo,A.//wg/u>sl32a(BM-000531752!,BM-000531908!,BM-
C5a3y0o3,(BM.OH.115Allen 15204 (MO3-67-"5); Toledo, B.K. Hoist et al. 0To0l0e5d3o1,90B9.!K).;HoSitsatnn428Cr5ee(kM,OW91.-A1.15).Schipp 191 (BRH125, NY);
BBlleeTccohhlnenduuomm,gmGre.arcDiiald).eveinKdsasuelefK.&l,oAtE.znEsu.cmhB.rifnailnLitic.n3:n1a195e18a5(2(01:8M2O344)679671:(13512)88.47) CyaC8ta2hy5eo7a,s(cJNh.YiD)e.;dDeTawonlyaeed(rCo.,1PB1r.4eHs3l.1)AD(lolMmeOni4n01-5i1n145P3);t0eSr(tiaMdnoOnph3-Cy1tr15ae):e.k2,63P.(H1.92G9e)n40t1l10e1
DTN.ooLlt.edrHoeo,clGol.radDneaddv&ifdrsBo.em3K6iB9edl7i19z0(e0M(iOnM1tO15h,1e1U5C)p.)u,blDi.sLh.eHdolvelrasnido6n5o(fMFOlo11r5)a, CyaS"tt5h,aenUanSu-Crhrsoeilenoak,t(yPMp.aeHx.2o3-Gn3e)0-nL1t2el0l-el12i34n)1.g9er7i(nLALm4e0r,.MIFeCrHnJ2.3,7M7O:-p10h1ot(1o9g8r7a)p40h:14002-
Mesoamericana (Moran, \995ae: 329), but included in the Reported only from the type collected from Antelope Ridge in
Internet version based on a specimen (G. Davidse 36979, UC) theStannCreekValleyofBelize,thisCentralAmericanendemic
collected from Toledo District in 1997 and identified by A.R. occursalsoinGuatemalaandfromNicaraguatoPanama.
Smithinthe sameyear. Sphaeropteris horrida (Liebm.) R.M. Tryon in Contr. GrayHerb.
BlechnumoccidentaleL.,Sp.pi. 2: 1077 (1753)67:329 200:20(1970)89:104
Cayo,A.Hughes93(BM-000531830!,BM-000531837!);Stann Toledo,B.K. Hoist4213 (MO89-91-115).
Creek, W.A. Schipp 162 (BRH125, NY); Toledo, G. Davidse &
A.E. Brant32304(MO67-115). DAVALLIACEAE
BlechnumpolypodioidesRaddi in Opusc. Sci. 3: 294(1819)67:329
Cayo,H.H. Bartlett 11643 (US). Nephrolepisbiserrata (Sw.) Schott, Gen.fil.: t. 3 (1834)80:286
Moran(\995af: 329)didnotbasehisrecordforthistaxonona Cayo, A. Hughes 130 (BM-000531755!22 BM-000531910!);
(sSpmeictihm,en1,98bulat:o6n0)e.xTtrhaeliBmairttalletdtisstpreicbuitmieonn ciinteFdloarbaovoefiCshaitaUpSa,s &StaAn.nE.CrBereakn,tW3A2.19S3ch(ipMpO319154).(BRH125,NY80),;Toledo,G.Davidse
andaduplicateistobeexpectedatMICH. Nephrolepiscordifolia (L.)C. Presl, Tent,pterid.: 79(1836)80:287
Blechnum serrulatum Rich, in Actes Soc. Hist. Nat. Paris 1: 114 Cayo, G.R. Praetor29881 (BRH125); Toledo,D.E. Breedlove&
(1792)67:330 D.C. McClintock23670(DS80).
Belize,G.Davidse&A.E.Brant32999(MO67-"5);OrangeWalk, Nephrolepis multiflora (Roxb.) P.M. Jarrett ex C.V. Morton in
G.R. Proctor 35794 (BRH125); Stann Creek, P.H. Gentle 8227 Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 38: 309 (1974)80:287
(NY);Toledo, G. Davidse&A.E. Brant32496(MO115). Cayo,A.Hughes67(BM-000531799!,BM-000557718!22);Stann
RECENTRECORDSOFPTERIDOPHYTES
85
Creek, R. Riveraet al. 2536 (BRH125); Toledo,B.K. Hoist4507 version on the basis of a collection from Toledo District (G.
(MO80'91-"5). Davidse 36983, UC) in 1997 and identified by A.R. Smith in
Nephrolepis pendula (Raddi) J. Sm. in J. Bot. (Hooker) 4: 197 December 1997.ThisisthefirstrecordofthegenusforBelize.
C(1a8y4o1,)C8.0:L2.88Lundell6305(MICH28,NY80);Toledo,M.E.Peck538 Odo(n1t9o0s5o)r5i1:a161schlechtendalii (C. Presl) C. Chr., Indexfilic.: 209
(NY). Toledo, G. Davidse&A.E. Brant31986(MO51-"5, US).
Nephrolepisrivularis (Vahl)Mett.exKruginBot. Jahrb. Syst. 24: Pteridiumcaudatum(L.)Maxon,inProc. U.S.Natl.Mus.23(1226):
122(1897) 631 (1901)52:162
Toledo, G. Davidse 36876 (MO115, UC), T.E. Hawkins 1425 Belize, C. Whitefoord 2452 (BM); Cayo, A. Hughes 65 (BM-
(MO115). 000531794!, BM-000557716!); Stann Creek, W.A. Schipp 190
Not recorded for Belize in the published version of Flora (BRH125, NY);Toledo, C. Whitefoord2204(MO52 115).
Mesoamericana(Nauman, 1995: 288),althoughincludedinthe Saccoloma elegans Kaulf. in Berlin. Jahrb. Pharm. Verbundenen
Internetversionon thebasisofmaterial collected in 1997 from Wiss. 21:51 (1827)53:163
ToledoDistrictandidentifiedbyA.RSmithin 1997 and 1998. Saccoloma elegans subsp. chartaceum G.B. Nair ex Cremers &
Nephrolepisundulata(Afzel.exSw.)J.Sm.inBot.Mag. 72(Com- K.U. Kramer,Bot. Helvet. 99: 47 (1989)53:163
panion): 35 bis (1846) Cayo,T.B. Croat24577(MO53-115);StannCreek, W.A.Schipp90
Cayo,A. Hughes 104(BM-000532008!). (BRH125 NY);Toledo,P.H. Gentle9315 (NY).
,
Not recorded for Belize in Flora Mesoamericana (Nauman, Saccolomainaequale(Kunze)Mett.inAnn.Sci.Nat.,Bot.ser.4,15:
1995: 288), although recorded from all surrounding countries 80(1861)53:163
andtobeexpectedinBelize.ThemateriallistedherefromCayo Toledo, W.A. Schipp315 (MO53 "5, US).
Districtisnotfullyfertileandconfirmationoftheidentification
isrequiredfromfurthercollections. DICKSONIACEAE
OleT(ao1nl8de3rd6ao),90a:Tr2.t8E9i.cuHlaatwaki(nSsw.1)5C4.2 (PrMesOl,115T).ent, pterid.: 78, t. 2, f. 12 CibC0o0at0yi5ou4,m3A3r.4eKg1.a!l,MeoBVnMe-rr0soc0h&0a5f4fS..33&C4a2fLf!ee,mrt.ByMi-2n60/30//90.5H(4oB3rMt3-.40310!50:,5t4B.3R53H448,0!(L,1A8B6G8MU),-
MEXU, MO).
DENNSTAEDTIACEAE
Knownformerly fromChiapas(includingthetype), Guatemala
Dennstaedtiabipinnata(Cav.)MaxoninProc. Biol. Soc. Wash. 51: andHondurastoElSalvador(Perez-Garcia, I995b: 86-87),this
39(1938)47:152 Central American endemic is restricted to mixed woodland of
Toledo,B.K. Hoist4474 (MO47'91'115). Pinus,QuercusandLiquidambar.Thevegetationclassoccursin
Dennstaedtiacicutaria(Sw.)T.Moore,Indexfil: xcvii(1857)47:152 BelizeinthesouthernpartoftheChiquibulForestandprobably
Toledo, W.A. SchippS-802 (GH47-115). willbefoundinotherlittle-exploredpartsoftheMayaMountain
Dennstaedtiadissecta (Sw.)T. Moore,Indexfil.: 305 (1861)47:152 Divide. Though the presence ofLiquidambarstyraciflua L. in
Stann Creek, R. Rivero et al. 2587A (BRH125); Toledo, W.A. Belize has been reported since the first&half of the twentieth
HypSoclheippipsSr-e9p2en1s((GL.H)47C'.115P)r.esl, Tent,pterid.: 162 (1836)48:156 cceonntsuirdyer(eSdtetvheatnsiotn,oc1c9u2r8r)edan'dinSstoanmdeleaybundRaenccoerdin(1t9h3e6:hi1g4h7e)r
Lin2Sd1t54s5a8a,ne(naf.GCkrH1le-4oe82t'kz(1,1s15cR,8h.N6iY5Ra))inva.49e:Mr15oo8reittazl.i2n5E3t2ti(nBgsRh.H,12F5)a;rTnoklr.edJoe,tzWt.wA..:S2c1h2i,ptp. cNupfnaa.trtitiVlsoanorvafgelartsyhHee&rrCebcoSeacnhrktailswuyce.mo,m(ABb1e9lsM9ip7oze:uecn:i6t7Cma)aie.nynsoG';ce,anJnem.raCatb.leerMicefaooellulrwnemcadatsinionnnoss.ttnhf.cero(loBBlmeeRlcHtith)zei,eds
LinTdoslaeedao,laBn.cKe.aH(oLi.s)tB4e2dd6.5,(SuMpOpl49.'9f1e'r11n5)s.S. Ind.: 6 (1876)49:158 Cclaafsfsertoyf,vwehgeotaptrioovnidweetrheenfiortstmraecdoerdunotfilCi1b9o9t8iubmyreMgoalner.o and
Lindsaea lancea var. lancea49 159 DRYOPTERIDACEAE
Stann Creek, W.A. Schipp 100 (BRH125 NY); Toledo, C.
Whitefoord 1310(BM, MO49-115). , Arachniodes denticulata (Sw.) Ching in Acta Bot. Sin. 10: 260
LindsaeaquadrangularisRaddi in Opusc. Sci. 3: 294(1819)49:159 (1962)59:2M
MO
Lindsaeaquadrangularissubsp.subalataK.U.KramerinActaBot. Toledo, B.H. Allen 15391 (AAU59-115, 3'115).
Neerl.6: 190(1957)49:159 Didymochlaena truncatula (Sw.)J. Sm. inJ. Bot. (Hooker)4: 196
LinDSdatsavaniendasCserter3ie6ckt2,a47W(.S(Aw..M)OSDc1hr15iy).papnd2.00in(TBraRnHs.125L,iFnn49.-"S5o,cU.S)L;onTdoolendo3:,4G.2 H(So1ti8as4nt1n)eC6t0r:ea2le1.2k5,1W6.0A.(BScRhHi1p1p5,4M0O61(15B,RSHEL1)25., MO60 115);Toledo,B.K.
(1797)49:159 Olfersiacervina (L.) KunzeinFlora7: 312 (1824)61:214
LinBBderslaaineztae,3s3tPr0.iH2c.t4a(GveaMnrO.tl4s9et'r11i15c)5t;3aT469ol(1e5K9d,o,NYG.);DaCvaiydos,e&G.A.DEa.viBdrsaent&31A9.5E8. N3St6Ya7n336n7,CU(rCeMeO3k6,,115UW)..SA3.6,SZch36i)p;pT4o0l2ed(o,BRGH.12D5,aFvi36d-6s1e-115&,GDH.L3.6,MHoIlClHan36d,
(MO115). Polybotryacaudata KunzeinLinnaea9: 23 (1834)62 217
Lonchitishirsuta L.,Sp.pi. 2: 1078 (1753) Cayo, C.L. Lundell 6416 (MICH28); Stann Creek, W.A. Schipp
T3o6l8e8d8o,(GM.OD1a15v),idG.seDa&viDd.sLe. 3Ho6l9l8a3n(dM3O6411758,U(C)M,OB1.15K),.GH.oiDsatveitdsale. Poly2b7o3t(ryBaRoHs1m25u,nFd62a-c115e)a. Humb. & Bonpl. ex Willd., Sp. pi 5: 99
5516 (MO115). (1810)
Not listed for Belize in the published version of Flora Toledo,B.K. Hoist4048 (MO91-115),B.K. Hoist4049(MO91-"5).
MesoamericanaMoran(1995n: 160),butincludedintheInternet NotrecordedforBelizeinFloraMesoamericana(Moran, 1995z:
86 D.A. SUTTON,A. HUGHES ANDB. BULMER-THOMAS
218), although the species was recorded forToledo District by Terpsichore lehmanniana (Hieron.) A.R. Sm. in Novon 3: 487
Parkeretal. (1993)and materialbearingthisidentificationisat (1993)..4:389
MOandlistedinTROPICOS. Cayo,B.H.Allen 15215(MO3'114'115);Toledo,G.Davidse&D.L.
Polybotryapolybotryoides (Baker) H. Christ in Bull. Herb. Boiss. Holland36738 (MO115).
ser. 2, 1:70(1901)62:218 Terpsichoremollissima(Fee)A.R.Sm.inNovon3:487(1993)114:39
Cayo, T.B. Croat 24566 (MO62' ll5); Toledo, B.K. Hoist 4047 Toledo,B.K. Hoist4040(MO91'115).
(MO91'"5
).
Stigmatopterissordida (Maxon)C. Chr.,Indexfilic., Suppl. 3: 175 HYMENOPHYLLACEAE
(1934)
Toledo,B.K. Hoist5897 (MO115, UC). HymenophyllumabruptumHook.,Sp.fil. 1: 88,t. 3IB (1844)84:64
NotrecordedforBelizeinthepublishedversionofFloraMeso- Cayo, H.H. Bartlett 11751 (F84'115).
americana (Moran, \995aa: 226), but included in the Internet Hymenophyllumfucoides (Sw.) Sw. inJ. Bot. (Schroder) 1800(2):
version based on a specimen from Toldeo District (B.K. Hoist 99(1801)84:66
5897, UC) collected in 1997 and identified by A.R. Smith in Toledo,B.H. Allen 15305 (MO3'84-115).
December ofthe same year. This is also the first record ofthe Hymenophyllumhirsutum(L.)Sw.inJ.Bot.(Schrader)1800(2):99
genusfromBelize. (1801)84:66
Cayo,B.H. Allen 15203A(MO3'84-115);Toledo,B.K. Hoistetal.
GLEICHENIACEAE 5304 (MO115
).
Hymenophyllumpolyanihos(Sw.)Sw.in/.Bot.(Schrader)1800(2):
Dicranopterisflexuosa(Schrad.)Underw.inBull. TorreyBot. Club 102(1801)84:68
34:254(1907)38:58 Cayo, C. Whitefoord9\4l (BM); StannCreek, W.A. Schipp 114
DicrBealniozpet,erP.iHs.peGcetnitnlaeta95(5Wi8ll(dM.)OU3n8d11e5r,wU.S)i.nBull. TorreyBot. Club Hym(eFn84o-p11h5)y;lTloulemdop,ulGc.heDlalvuimdsSech3lt6d1l2.4&(MChOa1m15,). in Linnaea 5: 618
34:260(1907)38:58 (1830)84:68
Cayo, C.L. Lundell6603 (MICH28,NY,US); StannCreek, W.A. Toledo,B.K. Hoist4041 (MO84'91'115).
Schipp350(BRH125,K!,NY,US);Toledo,D.L.Spellman&W.W. Hymenophyllumsieberi(C.Presl)BoschininNed.Kruidk.Arch.4:
SticNheewreusyp1a6l4m8at(uMsO(3J8.'1H1.5).Schaffn. ex Underw.) Copel., Gen. fil. 4To1l4e(d1o8,5B8.)K..Hoistelal.5296(BRH115,MO115,UC115),B.K.Hoist
(Ann. Cryptog. Phytopathol. 5): 28 (1947)39:61 5974 (MO115).
Toledo,B.K. Hoist4270 (MO39'91-115). Not listed for Belize in the published version of Flora
Mesoamericana (Pacheco, 1995a: 69),H. sieberiis includedin
GRAMMITIDACEAE the Internet version on the basis of a collection from Toledo
District(B.K.Hoistetal.5296,UC)madein 1996andidentified
Cochlidium linearifolium (Desv.) Maxon ex C. Chr. in Dansk byA.R. SmithinMay 1997.
BotaniskArkiv6(3): 23 (1929)6:371 Trichomanes ankersii C. Parker ex Hook. & Grev., Icon, filic.
Cayo, G. Davidse & A.E. Brant 33087 (MO115); Toledo, B.H. 2(11): t. 201(1831)
Allen 15304(MO3'6-115). No material has been collected from this far north in Central
Cochlidium serrulatum (Sw.) L.E. Bishop inAmer. FernJ. 68: 80 America according to FloraMesoamericana (Pacheco, 1995ft:
73),thoughitisrecordedfromNicaraguatoPanama.Standley&
Cayo, G. Davidse & A.E. Brant 33088 (MO115); Toledo, W.A. Record(1936:60)listedthetaxonforBelizebutwithoutexplicit
Schipp213 (N\, UC6). referencetoaspecimen.TheremaybematerialatF,thoughthis
Enterosoraecostata(Sodiro)L.E.BishopinSyst.Bot. 17(3):348,f. needsfurtherinvestigationtoverifytheidentification.
1A-C(1992)1I2:373 TrichomanescapillaceumL., Sp.pi. 2: 1099 (1753)85:73
Toledo, W.A. SchippS-801[a] (F117, GH129). Trichomanescapillaceumvar. capillaceum*5 74
Lellingeriamitchellae(BakerexHemsl.)A.R.Sm.&R.C.Moranin Toledo,B.H. Allen 15411 (MO3-85-115).
Amer. FernJ. 81: 85 (1991)77:378 TrichomanescollariatumBoschinNed.Kruidk.Arch.4:368(1858)85:74
Cayo,A. Hughes48 (BM-000531771!); OrangeWalk,Mitchell Stann Creek, W.A. Schipp 364 (BM-000543308!, K!, NY);
s.n. (K-holotype10-19'77'106);Toledo, G. Davidse36126(MO115). Toledo,M.E. Peck601 (F85-"5, K!).
BasedonaBelizeantype,thisCentralAmericanendemicoccurs TrichomanescrispumL., Sp.pi. 2: 1097 (1753)85:74
from Chiapas to Panama and is unique in having setulose Cayo, B.H. Allen 15172 (MO3' l15); Toledo, B.K. Hoist 4023
sporangiacapsules. (MO85-91'115).
Micropolypodiumtaenifolium(Jenman)A.R.Sm.inNovon2:423 Trichomanes curtii Rosenst. in Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg.
(1992) 22(606-608): 5 (1925)85:75
Toledo, G. Davidse & D.L. Holland 36701 (MO115), 36782 No specimen was listed for Belize in Flora Mesoamericana
(MO115), T.E. Hawkins 1526 (MO115), B.K. Hoist et al. 5248 (Pacheco, 1995ft: 75), butreferenceis madetoFloraofGuate-
(MO115). mala (Stolze, 1976: 78). The latter author also did not cite
NotincludedinFloraMesoamericana (Smith, 1995ft: 384)but material, but made explicit reference to 'British Honduras'.
included here on the basis of material collected from Toledo TheremaybesupportingmaterialatF.Trichomanescurtiiisalso
District in 1996-1997 and identified by A.R. Smith in 1997- recordedfromChiapasandGuatemala,extendingsoutheastfrom
1998. Thisisthefirstrecordofthegenus fromBelize. NicaraguatoColombia.
Terpsichoreasplenifolia(L.)A.R.Sm.inNovon3:485(1993)"4:387 Trichomanes diaphanum Kunth in Humb., Bonpl. & Kunth, Nov.
Cayo, B.H. Allen 15174 (MO3'"4-l15); Toledo, B.K. Hoistet al. Gen.Sp. 1:25(1816)85;75
5189 (MO115). Toledo,B.K. Hoistetal. 5214(MO115).
RECENTRECORDSOFPTERIDOPHYTES 87
Trichomanesdiversifrons(Bory)Mett.exSadeb.inEngl.&Prantl, Cayo, A. Hughes 129 (BM-000557729!); Toledo, B.H. Allen
Nat. Pflanzenfam. 1(4): 108 (1899)85:75 15442 (MO3-85-"5).
Belize, C. Whitefoord 1210 (BM-000543306!); Stann Creek, TrichomanespyxidiferumL.,Sp.pi. 2: 1098 (1753)85:81
W.A. Schipp237 (K!, NY); Toledo, T.B. Croat24514(P5-"5). Cayo, A. Hughes 126 (BM-000557730!); Toledo, B.K. Hoist
TrichomanesekmaniiWess. BoerinActaBot. Neerl. 11: 319,f. 33 4310(MO85-91-"5).
(1962)85:75 TrichomanesradicansSw.inJ.Bot.(Schroder)1800(2):97(1801)
MStOann Creek, W.A. Schipp 324 (BM-000543311!, BRH125, K, Toledo,B.K. Hoist5815 (MO115,UC),B.K. Hoist5816(MO115).
85-115, NY). Not recorded for Belize in the published version of Flora
Trichomanes elegans Rich.in Actes Soc. Hist. Nat. Paris 1: 114 Mesoamericana(Pacheco,1995ft:81)butincludedintheInternet
(1792) version. The first record for the country is material collected
Toledo,E.J.F. Campbells.n. (K!),Mitchells.n. (K!). from Toledo District on vertical rocks in waterfall spray (B.K.
First collected from Belize in 1875 (Mitchell s.n., K!) but not Hoist 5815, UC) in 1997, and identified by A.R. Smith in
recordedinanysubsequentpublicationforthecountryeitheras Decemberofthe sameyear.
an accepted name, a synonym or as a misapplied name. Trichomanesrigidum Sw.,Prodr.: 137 (1788)85:82
Trichomanes elegans has previously been recorded in Central Cayo,B.H.Allen 15186(MO3-115);Toledo,B.K.Hoistela\.5197
AmericafromHondurastoPanama(Pacheco, 1995ft: 75), from (MO115).
SouthAmericaandtheCaribbeanregion, andistobeexpected TrichomanestuerckheimiiH.ChristinHedwigia44:361 (1905)85:!
MO
fromBelize. Belize, C. Whitefoord 1298 (BM-000543313!, 115); Stann
TrichomanesgaleottiiE. Fourn. inBull. Soc. Bot. France 15: 147- Creek, W.A. SchippS-21 (F5-"5,US);Toledo, G. Davidse&M.
148(1868)85:76 Meadows 35841 (MO115).
Cayo,H.H. Bartlett 11640(MO85'"5);StannCreek, W.A. Schipp
482(BM-000543305!,BRH125 NY);Toledo,G.Davidse&A.E. ISOETACEAE
,
Brant32238 (MO115
).
TrichomanesgodmaniiHook,inBakerinJ. Linn. Soc., Bot. 9:337, IsoetescubanaEngelm. exBakerinJ. Bot. 18: 110(1880)21:42
tC.a8yAo,(1C8.6L6.)L8u5:n76dell 6187 (MICH28, NY); Toledo, F. Boutin & Toledo,M.E. Peck420(GH21, NY).
Sc/z/oer5023(MO85-115). LOMARIOPSIDACEAE
TrichomaneshymenoidesHedw., Fil. gen. sp.: t. 3, f. 3 (1799)85:77
No specimen was listed for Belize in Flora Mesoamericana Bolbitisbernoullii(KuhnexH.Christ)ChinginC.Chr.,Indexfilic.,
(Pacheco, 1995ft:77),butreferenceismadetoStolze(1976:81- Suppl. 3:47(1934)20:248
82)whoexplicitlycited'BritishHonduras'inthedistributionfor Toledo, WA. SchippS-776(GH20-115).
Flora ofGuatemala, but did not mention any material. There Bolbitishastata (E. Fourn.) HennipmaninAmer. FernJ. 65: 1975
maybeaspecimenatFtoverifytheoccurrenceinBelize. (1975)
TrichomaneskrausiiHook. &Grev.,Icon.filic. 2: t. 149(1830) Toledo,B.K. Hoist5757 (MO115, UC).
Cayo, T.E. Hawkins 1179(MO115); OrangeWalk, C. Whitefoord Not recorded for Belize in the published version of Flora
8095 (BM-000543310!); Toledo, C. Whitefoord 1984 (BM- Mesoamericana(Hennipman&Moran, 1995:248),butincluded
000543309!). in the Internet version based on a specimen (B.K. Hoist 5757,
RecordedforBelizesinceForestsandfloraofBritishHonduras UC) collected from Toledo District in 1997 and identified by
(Standley & Record, 1936: 61). Stolze (1976: 83) gave the A.R. Smithlaterthatyear.
distribution as 'Mexico to Panama', which may be taken as an Bolbitishemiotis(Maxon)ChinginC.Chr.,Indexfilic.,Suppl.3:48
implicit reference to Belize though no material was listed for (1934)20:248
'BritishHonduras'. Pacheco(1995ft: 78)didnotlistthespecies Toledo,B.H. Allen 15441 (MO3-20-115).
for Belize in the published version of Flora Mesoamericana, Bolbitis pergamentacea (Maxon) Ching in C. Chr., Indexfilic.,
though several specimens have been collected recently and Suppl. 3:49(1934)20:249
appearonTROPICOS. Toledo, WA. Schipp S-764(GH20-115).
TrichomanesmembranaceumL., Sp.pi. 2: 1097 (1753)85: Bolbitisportoricensis(Spreng.)HennipmaninAmer.FernJ. 65:30
StannCreek, WA. Schipp S-108 (F85-115). (1975)20:249
Trichomanesovale (E. Fourn.)Wess. BoerinActaBot. Neerl. 11: StannCreek,W.A.Schipp526(BRH125,NY);Toledo,G.Davidse
296(1962) &A.E. Brant32381 (MO20-115).
TNooltedroe,cCo.rdWehditfeofrooBredli1z2e44in(BtMhe, MpuObl1i15s)h.ed version of Flora ElaTpohloegdol,osGs.uDmacvhirdisseti&anHe.aBe.MiBcukcehlaninanNo3v6o9n412:(3M7O11(151).992)
Mesoamericana (Pacheco, 1995ft: 79) butmaterial collected in NotrecordedforBelizeinFloraMesoamericana(Mickel,1995a:
1976(C. Whitefoord 1244,MO)isaddedtotheInternetversion 263),thisCentralAmericanendemichasbeenrecordedformerly
asanextendedrangerecord. fromCostaRicaandPanamabuttothatdistributioncanbeadded
TrichomanespinnatumHedw.,Fil. gen. sp.: t. 4,f. 1 (1799)85:8 a specimen collected in Toledo District ofBelize in 1997 and
Cayo,H.H. Bartlett 11726(NY); StannCreek, W.A. Schipp359 identifiedbyA.F. Rojas-Alvaradoin 1998.
Tri(cKh!o,mManOes85p'"o5l,yNpYod)i;oiTdoelsedLo.,,ES.pJ..Fp.iC2a:m1p0b9e8ll(187653()K!8)5:.8 ElaTpohloegdol,osGs.umDadveicdusresi&vuDm.LM.icHkoelllainndBr3i6t7t2on9ia(3M2O:13153),4D(.19L80H)ol-
StannCreek,WA.SchippS-83(F5-115,K!);Toledo,B.K.Hoistet land&B. Kid90(MO115),B.K. Hoist5924(MO115).
al. 5193 (MO115). ThistaxonisnotrecordedforCentralAmericainthepublished
TrichomanespunctatumPoir. inLam.,Encycl. 8: 64(1808)85:8 versionofFloraMesoamericana(Mickel, 1995a),butappended
Trichomanespunctatum subsp. sphenoides (Kunze) Wess. Boerin to the Internet version on the basis ofrecent identifications by
ActaBot. Neerl. 11: 301 (1962)85:81 A.R. Smith ofmaterial from Belize, Honduras andCostaRica.
88 D.A. SUTTON,A. HUGHES ANDB. BULMER-THOMAS
AlloftheBelizemateriallistedabovewascollectedin 1997from Mexico, GuatemalaandHondurasall falls withintypical forma
ToledoDistrict. peltata.
Elaphoglossumerinaceum (Fee)T. Moore,Indexfil: 9(1857)
Toledo, G. Davidse&D.L. Holland36764(MO115). LOPHOSORIACEAE
Notincluded inthepublishedversionofFloraMesoamericana
(Mickel, 1995a:265)butlistedforBelizeintheInternetversion Lophosoria quadripinnata (J.F. Gmel.) C. Chr., Nat. Hist. Juan
basedonthecollectionlistedabovefromToledoDistrictmadein Fernandez2: 16(1920)
1997and identifiedbyA.R. Smith in 1998. Lophosoriaquadripinnata var.quadripinnata
Elaphoglossumeximiiforme Mickel inNovon2: 374(1992) Toledo, T.E. Hawkins 1540(MO115, UC).
Toledo,B.K. Hoist5672 (MO115). Not listed for Belize in the published version of Flora
NotrecordedforBelizeinFloraMesoamericana(Mickel,1995a: Mesoamericana (Riba, 1995a: 85), but included in the Internet
265),thisCentral Americanendemic wasformerlyknownonly version on the basis ofa collection from Toledo District (T.E.
from Costa Rica and Panama. The material included here was Hawkins 1540,UC)madein 1996andidentifiedbyA.R. Smith
originallyidentifiedasE.latifolium(Sw.)Sm.byA.R.Smithbut inJanuary 1998.Thisisthefirstrecordofboththegenusandthe
re-determined as E. eximiiforme by A.F. Rojas-Alvarado in familyforBelize.
October 1998.
Elaphoglossumglaucum T. Moore,Indexfii: 10(1857) LYCOPODIACEAE
Toledo,B.K. Hoist3869 (MO91 115).
NotrecordedforBelizeinFloraMesoamericana(Mickel,1995a: Huperzia dichaeoides (Maxon) Holub in Folia Geobot. Phytotax.
267),thoughrecordedfromtheneighbouringcountriesofMexico, 20:72(1985)82:11
MO
Guatemala and Honduras. The record here is tentative as it is Toledo,B.H. Allen 15384 (BM-000543283!, 3-82-115).
basedonmaterialfromToledoDistrictidentifedbyR. Moranin Huperziadichotoma(Jacq.)Trevis.inAttiSoc.Ital.Sci.Nat.17:248
1992andcitedbyParkeretal.(1993:40),yetexcludedfromthe (1874)82:11
flora. Toledo,P.H. Gentle 3034(GH82-115).
Elaphoglossumguatemalense(Klotzsch)T.MooreinParker'sCat. Huperzia linifolia (L.) Trevis. in Atti Soc. Ital. Sci. Nat. 17: 248
(1858)32:268 (1874)82:13
Cayo, B.H. Allen 15175 (MO3'115); Toledo, G. Davidse &A.E. Huperzia linifolia var. linifolia*2 13
Brant32239(MO3-115). Cayo, B.H. Allen 15280 (MO3- 115); Toledo, W.A. Schipp 811
Elaphoglossum herminieri (Bory ex Fee) T. Moore, Indexfil.: xvi (US82-115).
(1857)32:268 Huperziapithyoides (Schltdl. & Cham.) Holub in Folia Geobot.
Toledo,F. Boutin &Schlosser5088 (NY32). Phytotax. 20:76(1985)
Elaphoglossum herrerae A. Rojas in Brenesia 45-46: 13, f. 5 Toledo,B.K. Hoist4381 (MO91).
(1996) NotlistedforBelizeinFloraMesoamericana(011gaard, 1995a:
Toledo,B.K. Hoist5670 (MO115). 15)thoughitwasrecordedfromallsurroundingcountriesandto
A new species provisionally included in the Internetversion of beexpectedfromBelize.Huperziapithyoideswasfirstcitedfor
FloraMesoamericanabasedonaspecimenfromToledoDistrict the country by Parker et al. (1993: 40) based on the specimen
listed above and identified by A.F. Rojas-Alvarado in October listedabovecollectedfromtheColumbiaRiverForestReservein
1998.Thistaxonwasoriginallyconsideredtobeendemictothe ToledoDistrict.
CordilleradeGuanacaste inCostaRica. Huperzia reflexa (Lam.) Trevis. inAttiSoc. Ital. Sci. Nat. 17: 248
Elaphoglossum latifolium (Sw.) J. Sm. in London J. Bot. 1: 197 (!874)82:16
Huperzia reflexa var. reflexa*2-16
Toledo,P.H. Gentle3756(NY32). Toledo,M.C. Carlson2617 (F82-115).
Elaphoglossum latum (Mickel) Atehortiiaex Mickel in Fieldiana, Huperzia taxifolia (Sw.) Trevis. inAttiSoc. Ital. Sci. Nat. 17: 248
Bot.n.s.,27: 123 (1991)32:271 (1874)82:17
Toledo, T.B. Croat24313 (MO32-115). Cayo,C.L.Lundell6258(MICH28,NY82-115);Toledo,G.Davidse
Lomariopsisjapurensis(Mart.) Sm.,Hist,fil.: 140(1875)6*284 36384 (MO115).
Toledo, T.B. Croat24393 (MO66-115). Lycopodiellacaroliniana(L.)Pic.Serm., Webbia23: 165 (1968)83:19
Lomariopsisrecurvata Fee,Mem. Foug. 2: 68 (1845)66:284 Lycopodiellacarolinianavar.meridionalis(Underw.&F.E.Lloyd)
Cayo, T.B. Croat 23800 (MO66); Stann Creek, R. Rivero et al. B. 011g. &P.O. WindischinBradea5: 27 (1987)83:19
2524(BRH125); Toledo, B.K. Hoist4417 (MO91'115). Belize,C. Whitefoord2405(BM-000543290!);Cayo,G.DMavOidse
Lomariopsis vestita E. Fourn. in Bull. Soc. Bot. France 19: 250 &A.E.Brant33079(BM-000543288!,BM-000543289!, 115);
(1872)66:284 StannCreek,WA.Schipp51S(BM-000543286!,MO115,NY,S83-115).
Toledo, F. Boutin &Schlosser5093 (MO66-115). Lycopodiellacernua (L.)Pic. Serm. in Webbia23: 166(1968)83:19
Peltapterispeltata(Sw.)C.V.MortoninAmer.FernJ.45: 13(1955) Belize,C.Mute/o0frf2570(BM-000543294!);Cayo,J.N.Hedger
MO
Cayo, B.H. Allen 15275 (BM-000543333, 3-115); Toledo, C. 127 (BM-000543297!); Stann Creek, W.A. Schipp 234 (BM-
Whitefoord 1727 (BM-000543338!). 000543243!, NY); Toledo, P.H. Gentle 6781 (BM-000543244!,
CuriouslyomittedforBelizeinFloraMesoamericana (Mickel, NY).
1995b:285)althoughitwascitedunderthenameElaphoglossum
peltatum (Sw.) Urb. by Parker et al. (1993: 40) and there are MARATTIACEAE
manyspecimenslistedunderthesamesynonyminTROPICOS.
TheearliestcollectionfromBelizeseentodate(C.W. Whitefoord DanaeaellipticaSm. inRees, Cycl. 11: Danaeano. 2(1808)9:49
1727, BM) was collected in May 1979. Mickel listed four Cayo,C. Whitefoord1215(BM-000543246!);StannCreek,T.B.
separate forms of this species, but the northern material from Croat24525 (MO9-115);Toledo,B.K. Hoist4305 (MO91-"5).
RECENTRECORDSOFPTERIDOPHYTES 89
Danaeanodosa (L.) Sm. inMem. Acad. Roy. Sci. (Turin) 5(1790- OrangeWalk, G. Davidse&A.E. Brant32765 (MO115);Toledo,
1791): 420, t. 9, f. 11 (1793)9:49 D.L. Spellman &W.W. Newey2105 (MO69).
Cayo,B.H.Allen 15185(MO3'"5);StannCreek,W.A.Schipp422 Microgramma percussa (Cav.) de la Sola in Physis (A, B & C)
(F-"5, US); Toledo, B.K. Hoistetal. 5503 (MO115). 44(106, Secc. C): 28 (1986)69:339
MarTaotlteidao,exBc.aKv.atHaoiUsntdeetrwal.. 5in30Br0it(tBonR,HN.115A,mMerO.f1l15.,1U6C(1"):5).22(1909) Cleadyoo,,GA..DHauvgihdeses&77A(.EB.M-B0r0a0n5t3312800287!,(BMMO-609-0"055).57711!22);To-
Not listed for Belize in the published version of Flora Microgrammareptans(Cav.)A.R.Sm.inProc. Calif.Acad.Sci.ser.
Mesoamericana, (Perez-Garcia, 1995a: 50) but included in the 4,40(8):230(1975)69:34
InternetversiononthebasisofacollectionfromToledoDistrict Stann Creek, W.A. Schipp 210 (BRH125, NY); Toledo, C.
(B.K.Hoistetal.5300,UC)madein 1996andidentifiedbyA.R. Whitefoord 1590(BM,CR69).
SmithinApril 1997.ThisisthefirstrecordofthegenusinBelize. Neurodiumlanceolatum(L.)Fee,Mem. Foug. 3: 28 (1852)87:341
Tdehsecrsippetciionmebnutisictitiesdnaost'cBle(aHroifsrtoemtatl.he53T0R0,OUPSI)C'OiSnthaeccIontuenrtneitf C&ayAo.E,.PB.Hr.anGten3t2l3e4625(1M8O(1M15E).XU87 "5,NY);Toledo, G. Davidse
thereisaduplicateatUS orifthisisanerrorforUC. Niphidium crassifolium (L.) Lellinger in Amer. Fern J. 62: 106
(1972)70:341
METAXYACEAE
Cayo,A//wg/^21(BM-000531766!22,BM-000531797!);Stann
Metaxya rostrata (Kunth) C. Presl, Tent, pterid.: 60, t. 1, f. 5 Creek, W.A. Schipp 88 (BRH125); Toledo, P.H. Gentle 4964
(1836)100:86 (MO70-115).
Cayo,D.Burch5881 (MO115,NY);StannCreek, W.A. Schipp89 Niphidium oblanceolatum A. Rojas in Brenesia 45-46: 28, f. 1
(BRH125,NY);Toledo,P.H. Gentle2631 (GH100). T(1h9e9p6r)otologueofthisrecentlydescribedspeciesincludesBelize
OPHIOGLOSSACEAE inthedistribution,andthetaxonisprovisionallyacceptedforthe
InternetversionofFloraMesoamericana.
Cheiroglossapalmata(L.)C.Presl,SuppMl.Otent,pterid.:57(1845)126:46 Pecluma atra (A.M. Evans) M.G. Price in Amer. Fern J. 73: 113
Cayo, B.H. Allen 15170 (AAU126, 3-115); Toledo, B.K. Hoist (1983)71:342
Oph5i9o3g5lo(sMsuOm11n5)u.dicaule L.f.,Suppl.pi: 433 (1782)126:47 Cleadyoo,,M.C.EL..PLeucnkde8l2l06(6N3Y9).(GH, MICH28, US-163828615-71); To-
Belize, C. Whitefoord 2605 (BM-000543245!); Stann Creek, Peclumadispersa(A.M.Evans)M.G.PriceinAmer.FernJ.73: 114
P.H. Gentle2997 (MO115-126). (1983)71:343
POLYPODIACEAE Cayo, A. Hughes 38 (BM-000531768!22, BM-000531855!);
Toledo, T.B. Croat24176 (MO71-115).
Campyloneurum angustifolium (Sw.) Fee, Mem. Foug. 5: 257 Peclumadivaricata(E.Fourn.)Mickel&BeitelinMem. NewYork
(1852)25:335 Bot. Card. 46: 269 (1988)71:343
Cayo,D.R.Hunt7054(K!);Toledo,T.E.Hawkins 1348(MO115). Toledo,B.K. Hoist4460(MO71-91-115).
Campyloneurumaphanophlebium(Kunze)T.Moore,Indexfil.:223 Peclumapectinata(L.)M.G.PriceinAmer. FernJ. 73: 115(1983)
(1861)25:335 Cayo,D.R. Hunt605 (BM), G.R. Proctor29841 (BRH125).
Toledo,P.H. Gentle7327 (US25). NotrecordedforBelizeinFloraMesoamericana(Moran,1995ai:
Campyloneurumbrevifolium (Lodd. exLink) Link, Fil. spec.: 124 344) thoughspecimenshavebeencollectedunderthe synonym
(1841)25:335 PolypodiumpectinatumL.Thisrecordrequiresfurtherinvestigation.
Cayo,A.Hughes96(BM-000531759!,BM-000531835!);Stann Peclumaplumula(Humb. &Bonpl.exWilld.)M.G.PriceinAmer.
Creek, W.A. Schipp527 (BRH125, K); Toledo, P.H. Gentle7835 FernJ. 73: 115 (1983)71:345
(F5 US). Belize, C. Whitefoord 1242 (BM); Cayo,A. Hughes 120 (BM-
Campyl,oneurum costatum (Kunze) C. Presl, Tent, pterid.: 190 000557724!22);Corozal,G.Davidse&A.E. Brant32534(MO71-
I15);OrangeWalk,C.L.Lundell537(NY);Toledo,T.E.Hawkins
Toledo,P.H. Gentle6792 (US25). 1717 (MO115).
Campyloneurumfasciale(Humb.&Bonpl.exWilld.)C.Presl,Tent. Phlebodium decumanum (Willd.) J. Sm. inJ. Bot. (Hooker) 4: 59
pterid.: 190(1836)25:336 (1841)72:345
Cayo, C. Whitefoord 2044 (BM, MO25); Toledo, G. Davidse Toledo,A.H. Gentry88 (F2).
Cam3p6y0l0o3ne(uMrOum115p)h.yllitidis(L.)C.Presl,Tent,pterid.: 190(1836)25:33~ PleoCpaeylot,isCa.sLt.roLluenMpdiOsel(lLi6e4b5m0.)(EM.IFCouHr2n8.,,NMYex26i)c;.Tpoil.ed1:o,87W.(A1.87S2c)h26i:p34p7
Belize, C.L. Lundell s.n. (K!); Cayo, A. Hughes 25b (BM- 923 (BRH125, 115).
000531767!);Toledo,P.H. Gentle 1108 (F25, K). Pleopeltiscrassinervata (Fee)T. Moore,Indexfil.: 345 (1862)
Campyloneurumrepens(Aubl.)C.Presl,Tent,pterid.: 190(1836)25:331 NotrecordedfromBelizeinFloraMesoamericana(LoreaHernan-
Cayo, C.L. Lundell 6262 (MICH28, US); Toledo, T.B. Croat dez,1995:348).ThistaxonwasoriginallydescribedfromMexico
24462 (MO25 and listed by Weatherby (1922) from Veracruz, Chiapas and
).
CampyloneurumxalapenseFee,Mem. Foug. 5: 258 (1852)25: Guatemala.LoreaHernandezexpandedthisdistributiontoinclude
Toledo,P.H. Gentle6515 (F5 US). Honduras,NicaraguaandCostaRica. Seymour(1975: 167)had
,
Microgramma lycopodioides (L.) Copel., Gen.fil. (Ann. Cryptog. listedWeatherby'scombinationforthetaxoninhisnotesonthe
Phytopathol. 5): 185 (1947)69:339 genus Polypodium in Nicaragua, but with the incorrect epithet
eCtayalo.,2C5.55L(LuBnRdHel1l25)6;2T8o7le(dMo,ICC.H2W8h,iNtYe)f;ooSrtdan1n86C3re(ekB,M,R.CRRiv69e)r.o t'hcartasthsiisnetravxuomn'.isIitnitsecnldeeadr,farnodmStehyemeoxaucrtlriesfteedreCnecnetrtaolWAemaetrhiecrabny
Microgrammanitida(J.Sm.)A.R.Sm.inProc. Calif.Acad.Sci.ser. material including a specimen from 'British Honduras' at GH.
4,40(8): 230(1975)69:339 Thismaterialneedslocatingandtheidentificationverifying.
90 D.A. SUTTON,A. HUGHES ANDB. BULMER-THOMAS
xPleuroderrismichleriana(D.C.Eaton)MaxoninJ. Wash.Acad. 11: 116(1977)74:365
Sci. 24: 551, f. 1-2 (1934), prosp. RecordedforBelizeinF/oraMesoam^ncana(Moran,1995a/:365)
StannCreek,R. Riveroetal. 2571 (BRH125), 2608 (BRH125). onthebasisoftheentryinFloraofGuatemala(Stolze, 1981:381)
HybridizationbetweenTectariaincisaandDictyoxiphiumpanam- where the distribution explicitly included 'British Honduras'.
enseproducestheveryvariableintragenerichybridxPleuroderris Stolze did not cite any material but made reference to Evans &
michleriana(Wagneretal., 1978).ItwasnotrecordedforBelize Mickel(1969).MaterialwascitedatGHfrom 'BritishHonduras'
byMoran(1995f: 201, 1995v:207)thoughbothparentalspecies bySeymour(1975: 167),butwithoutdetail.Thisorothermaterial
arepresentinthearea. shouldbesoughttoverifythedistributionalrecordforBelize.
PolypodiumdissimileL.,Syst. nat. 10thed., 2: 1325 (1759)73;355
PSILOTACEAE
Cayo, B.H. Allen 15173 (MO3- 115); Toledo, B.K. Hoist 4034
PPoollCT(yyoaMpplyooeOoddd,7iio3,'uuC9mm.1F'L.f1d.1auB5lL)lo.lucuanetxdiPeSnoclih&lrl.t6Sdi2lcn1.h6Ll&ao(msCM.se,hIraCEm5nH,c02y28ci,2nlN.(LYi)M5:n;On5Ta723oe'3la11e5(d5)1.:o8,6004C.9)73(W:1h358i23t0e)f7o3o:3r6d1 PsiDlaBleoa.ltvi2uizm6de1sn,3euGd.&(uBDmARa.(vHELi..1d2)5Bs)Pre;.aTB&noetlaDeu3.dv2Lo.5.,,3PH3Wro.o(lAdr.lM.aOSnAcde1h1t5i3)h;p7ep0Sot4gSa6a-nm2n(.6M1C:r1O(e016eM1,k5O),;181RC82.o-1r(1Ro51i)z.8va0el5r,)o8G8e;.t3
1745 (BM, NY). PTERIDACEAE
PolypodiumfraternumSchltdl.&Cham,inLinnaea5:608(1830)73:358
Cayo,A. Hughes 121 (BM-000532009!). AcrostichumaureumL.,Sp.pi: 1069 (1753)41;105
PolHT(yoaMplwoeOkddi1oi1n5,u)s.mGf.1r4a2Dx7ainv(iifdMosOlei11u5&m),JDa1c.4qL2..9, CH(ooMlllOlea1c1nt5d)a,ne3B.a6K73.:29H1oA8i7s(t(M1e7Ot911a1)l5.),5T2.5E7. AcrTBCoeorslletieeizdkceo,h,,uFMmD.R..d.-LaHFn.oaSsepSibeafelcorlhlgmeiatu&nm&&ML.a-DDnH..g.RRs..dS.SaS&tctohodeFdditdsaac5rrh3tt.8,2412P96I9.39(1VBo(y(RB.BHRRRH1u2H5s1,2s15M2e)5.s)O;m4So1t-n"adn5)en;
Not listed for Belize in the published version of Flora 1:5, t. 1 (1810)41:105
Mesoamericana (Moran, \995ak: 355), but included in the Belize, J.D. Dwyer 11449 (MO115); Toledo, D.L. Spellman &
InternetversiononthebasisofacollectionfromToledoDistrict D.R. Stoddart2477 (MO41-115).
(Davidse&Holland36729A,MO)madein 1997andidentified Adiantopsisradiata (L.) Fee,Mem. Foug. 5: 145 (1852)86:106
byA.R. SmithinJanuary 1998. Cayo, T.B. Croat 23775 (MO86-115); Toledo, P.H. Gentle 6086
Polypodium hispidulum Bartlett in Proc. Amer. Acad. Arts 43: 48 (MO115).
(1907) Adiantumcapillus-venerisL.,Sp.pi.: 1096 (1753)78:108
C1a3y3o0,(TM.EO.11H5)a.wkins 1078 (MO115, UC); Toledo, T.E. Hawkins AdiTaonlteudmo,cBo.nKc.iHnoniusmt4H0u1m4b.(M&O7B8o9n1p-1l15.).ex Willd., Sp. pi. 5: 451
Not listed for Belize in the published version of Flora (1810)78:109
Mesoamericana (Moran, \995ak: 358), but included in the Cayo,A. Hughes 146 (BM-000528104!22, BM-000531933!).
Internet version on the basis ofacollection from Cayo District Adiantum decoratum Maxon & Weath. in Amer. J. Bot. 19: 165
(T.E. Hawkins 1078, UC) made in 1996 and identified by A.R. (1932)78:113
Smith in December 1997. Toledo, T.B. Croat24179 (MO78-115).
Polypodiumlindenianum Kunze, Farrnkrduter2: 83 (1849)73:362 Adiantumfructuosum Poepp. ex Spreng., Syst. veg. 16th ed., 4(1):
Cayo,A.Hughes131 (BM-000557728!22);Toledo,G.Davidseet 113(1827)78;114 MO
al. 35704(MO115). Toledo, T.B. Croat24373 (BRH125, 78-115).
Polypodiumpolypodioides(L.)WattinCanad.Naturalist&Quart. Adiantumhumile KunzeinLinnaea9: 80(1834)78:"4
J. Sci. ser. 2, 3: 158 (1867)73:363 Toledo, G. Davidse 36082 (MO115).
Polypodium polypodioides var. aciculare Weath. in Contr. Gray AdiantumlatifoliumLam.,Encycl. 1(1): 43 (1783)78:114
Herb. 124: 33 (1939) Cayo,C. Whitefoord2096(BM-000543184!78'115);OrangeWalk,
NotrecordedforBelizeinFloraMesoamericana,thoughpresent T. Arnason & J. Lambert 17176 (MO115); Stann Creek, W.A.
in Chiapas, Guatemala and Honduras and to be expected from Schipp77(BM-000543186!,BRH125,NY);Toledo,C.Whitefoord
Belize. Seymour(1975: 160) citedmaterial ofP. polypodioides 1812 (BM-000543188!, MEXU).
var.burchellii(Baker)Weath.fromcountriesofCentralAmerica Adiantummacrophyllum Sw.,Prodr.: 135 (1788)78:112
in his treatment of the genus Polypodium for Nicaragua, and Cayo, A. Hughes 14 (BM-000528105!22); Stann Creek, W.A.
included reference to 'British Honduras' based on material at Schipp 340 (BM-000543254!, BMROH125, NY); Toledo, C.
GH. Moran(\995ak: 364)consideredthatvar.burchelliididnot Whitefoord 1848 (BM-000543190!, 78-115).
occur in Central America, but there is a note describing the AdiantumobliquumWilld.,Sp.pi. 5: 429 (1810)78:112
confusionbetweenthisSouthAmericanvarietyandvar.aciculare. Belize, C. Whitefoord 2366 (BM); Cayo, A. Hughes 70 (BM-
Ivtari.seavciidceunltartehatinSeFylmooruar'Msescooanmceerpitcoafnvaa,r.tbhurocuhgehllitihefalBlesluinzdeeanr 0(0B0M5,28B1R0H6!12252,, BMMO-010150,5N3Y1)7;96T!o)l;edSot,aCn.nCWrheietke,foWo.rAd. S15c2h1ipp(B2M7-5
material atGH shouldbelocatedtoverifytheidentity. 000543253!115).
Polypodiumpolypodioidesvar.polypodioides1^364 Adiantum petiolatum Desv. in Ges. Naturf. Freunde Berlin Mag.
Belize, C.L. Lundell 3884 (K!, NY); Cayo, J.D. Dwyer& R.L. NeuestenEntdeck. GesammtenNaturk. 5: 326-327 (1811)78:112
Liesner 12092 (MO73); Stann Creek, W.A. Schipp 349 (BRH125, Belize, C. Whitefoord 2569 (BM); Cayo, A. Hughes 62 (BM-
K!, NY);Toledo,P.H. Gentle906(K!, NY). 000528100!22, BM-000531788!); Stann Creek, R. Rivero et al.
PolypodiumtriserialeSw.in/Bot.(Schroder)1800(2):26(1801)73:357 2595 (BRH125);Toledo, G.R. Proctor36007 (BM-000543194!).
Cayo, A. Hughes 117 (BM-000531901!, BM-000557725!22); AdiantumprincepsT. MooreinCard. Chron. n.s.,4: 197,f.43^4
Toledo, P.H. Gentle 5014(MO73-l15). (1875)
Pseudocolysisbradeorum (Rosenst.) L.D. Gomez inBrenesia 10- Cayo,M.J. Balicketal. 3140(MO115, NY).