Concealed Grammtis Fern (Grammitis recondita)

Der Concealed Grammtis Fern, described in 1971, is a middle-sized epiphytic fern species that was only ever recorded once in the 19th century near of what today is the town of Archidona in the Napo Province in central Ecuador. [1]

The species was never found again since and is now considered most likely extinct.

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References:

[1] C. V. Morton: Supplementary notes on Grammitis in Ecuador. Phytologia 22(2):  71-82. 1971

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edited: 12.06.2020