Prodromus of a fern flora for Bolivia. XXVII. Pteridaceae Author Kessler, Michael Systematic Botany, University of Zurich, Zollikerstrasse 107, CH- 8008 Zurich, Switzerland Author Smith, Alan R. University Herbarium, 1001 Valley Life Sciences Bldg. # 2465, University of California, Berkeley, CA 94720 - 2465 Author Prado, Jefferson Instituto de Botânica, Av. Miguel Estéfano, 3687, CEP 04301 - 902, São Paulo, SP, Brasil text Phytotaxa 2017 2017-12-22 332 3 201 250 http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/phytotaxa.332.3.1 journal article 10.11646/phytotaxa.332.3.1 1179-3163 Pteris bakeri C.Chr., Index Fil. 593. 1906. Range: — Colombia , Peru , and Bolivia (CO); probably in Ecuador as well. Ecology: —Uncommon; in forests; 2100–2500 m . Notes: —Fronds ca. 1 m long, blades decompound (5-pinnate at the base); ultimate segments very small, 1–1.5 mm wide; venation free; axes spiculate and scaly abaxially.