Zygophlebia eminens

Zygophlebia eminens
Conservation status
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Pteridophyta
Class: Pteridopsida
Order: Polypodiales
Family: Grammitidaceae
Genus: Zygophlebia
Species: Z. eminens
Binomial name
Zygophlebia eminens
(C.V.Morton) L.E.Bishop

Zygophlebia eminens is a species of fern in the Grammitidaceae family. It is endemic to Ecuador. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist montanes and subtropical or tropical high-altitude grassland. It is threatened by habitat loss.[1] Its veins are more regularly free than any other Zygophlebia species besides Zygophlebia dudleyi, though some veins may be forked or fused.[2]

References

  1. ^ Navarrete, H. & Pitman, N. 2003. Zygophlebia eminens. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 24 August 2007.
  2. ^ Bishop, L. Earl. Zygophlebia, a New Genus of Grammitidaceae. American Fern Journal 79(3): 103-118 (1989)