title: New species, new combinations and new distributions in neotropical species of Elaphoglossum (Lomariopsidaceae).
abstract: More new species, new combinations and new distributions are made in the large and difficult genus Elaphoglossum in Neotropic. Ten new species are described, this are: Elaphoglossum adrianae A. Rojas, E. betancuri A. Rojas, E. caridadae A. Rojas, E. glabromarginatum A. Rojas, E. kessleri A. Rojas, E. macdougalii A. Rojas, E. paramicola A. Rojas, E. paxense A. Rojas, E. pseudoherminieri A. Rojas and E. solomonii A. Rojas. Three species are combined, this are: Elaphoglossum beitelii (Mickel) A. Rojas, E. curvans (Kunze) A. Rojas and E. eutecnum (Mickel) A. Rojas. Finally, 86 species are reported from other countries and some species names are synonymized.
authors.affiliation: Coordinación de docencia y atención a alumnos, División de Ciencias Biológicas y de la Salud, Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana, sede Iztapalapa, Av. Michoacán y La Purísima s.n., Col. Vicentina, 09340, México, D.F. arojas@xanum.uam.mx
authors.forename: Alexander Fco
authors.initials: AF
authors.lastname: Rojas-Alvarado
mesh_terms: D003364:Costa Rica; D017753:Ecosystem; D029624:Ferns / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000145:classification*; D014329:Tropical Climate