Saccoloma laxum
Saccoloma laxum is a species of fern in the family Lindsaeaceae. It is endemic to Ecuador, where it is only known from a single location in Zamora-Chinchipe Province. It grows in Amazonian forest habitat on limestone, a rock type which is rare in the region. It is threatened by urbanization and deforestation.[1]
| Saccoloma laxum | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Class: | Polypodiopsida |
| Order: | Polypodiales |
| Family: | Saccolomataceae |
| Genus: | Saccoloma |
| Species: | S. laxum |
| Binomial name | |
| Saccoloma laxum R.C.Moran & B.Øllg. | |
References
- Navarrete, H. & Pitman, N. 2003. Saccoloma laxum. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2015.2. Downloaded on 01 September 2015.
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