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Two new species and a new combination in Elaphoglossum sect. Polytrichia subsect. Apoda (Dryopteridaceae) from Costa Rica and Panama

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Two new species, Elaphoglossum alvaradoanum and E. pendulum, are described. The first species is endemic to Cocos Island, and the second to the mountains of Costa Rica. Elaphoglossum auripilum var. longipilosum is elevated to species rank as E. longipilosum.

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Dos especies nuevas, Elaphoglossum alvaradoanum y E. pendulum, son descritas. La primera especie es endémica de la Isla del Coco, y la seguna de las montañas de Costa Rica. Elaphoglossum auripilum var. longipilosum es elevado a estatus de especie como E. longipilosum.

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Acknowledgments

I thank Franco Pupulin for translating the diagnosis to Latin, Robert Dressler for help with the English translation, the curators of the herbaria of the Museo Nacional de Costa Rica (CR) and Instituto Nacional de Biodiversidad (INB) for specimen loans, and two anonymous reviewers for their helpful suggestions. Also, I thank Jenny Bermúdez and Fabiola Jiménez for the illustrations.

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  1. Escuela de Ciencias Biológicas, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de Costa Rica, Apdo., 86-3000, Heredia, Costa Rica, CA

    Alexander F. Rojas-Alvarado

  2. Jardín Botánico Lankester, Universidad de Costa Rica, Apdo., 1031-7050, Cartago, Costa Rica

    Alexander F. Rojas-Alvarado

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Rojas-Alvarado, A.F. Two new species and a new combination in Elaphoglossum sect. Polytrichia subsect. Apoda (Dryopteridaceae) from Costa Rica and Panama. Brittonia 61, 293–300 (2009). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12228-009-9078-8

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