Wild Ferns (and their allies)
| Pteridaceae family Pityrogramma chrysophylla (Swartz) Link, Handbusch 3: 19. 1833. Bas.: Acrostichum chrysophyllum Swartz (1801). West Indian endemic Yellow form - quite rare terrestrial in open and semi-open very wet areas, usually earth banks, in and around the forest. White form - rare, in mortar on walls close to the sea. St. Barthélemy, Saba, St. Kitts, Nevis, Redonda, Montserrat, Guadeloupe, Dominica, Martinique, St. Lucia, St. Vincent, Grenada, Barbados. Greater Antilles (Puerto Rico), Virgin Islands. The two forms may have varietal names - to be confirmed. See also Pityrogramma calomelanos |
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