G. C. Jones & L. Facey

Creator(s):
  • Field Museum of Natural History - Botany Department
Creator role(s):
  • Creator
  • Dicranopteris pectinata (Willd.) Underw., Guatemala, G. C. Jones 3276, F
    Creator: Field Museum of Natural History - Botany Department
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    Description: Dicranopteris pectinata (Willd.) Underw., Guatemala, G. C. Jones 3276, F
Current Determination: Dicranopteris pectinata (Willd.) Underw.
Family: Gleicheniaceae
Elevation: 400
Habitat/Microhabitat: in dense tangles in open pine forest, moderate to steep slope, serpentine-derived laterite

Collector(s): G. C. Jones & L. Facey
Collection Date: 6 May 1966
Description: Uses: Medicine (Balick et al. 2000:41). Common names: Helecho (Balick et al. 2000:41).
Catalog Subset: Economic Botany
Catalog Project: Mesoamerican Ethnobotany
EMu IRN: 2789181
OccurenceID: f7f0621d-f19c-4f1e-9c9c-d8d1da61e303

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