A synopsis of the Neotropical species of Sticherus (Gleicheniaceae), with descriptions of nine new species Author Gonzales, Jasivia Herbario Nacional de Bolivia, Casilla 10077, La Paz, Bolivia. Systematic Botany, University of Zurich, Zollikerstrasse 107, CH- 8008 Zurich, Switzerland. E-mail: michael. kessler @ systbot. uzh. ch Author Kessler, Michael text Phytotaxa 2011 2011-12-31 31 1 54 journal article 6085 10.11646/phytotaxa.31.1.1 2185a8cf-c15c-448b-b8c0-6055976408ed 1179-3163 4894648 Sticherus tepuiensis Smith (1990: 253) . Type:— VENEZUELA . Bolívar , Meseta del Jaua , Cerro Sarisariñama , porción NE , bosque enano por encima y al borde de la Sima Mayor , 4°41’40”N , 64°13’20”W , 1320 m , 13 February 1974 , Steyermark 109036 ( holotype US ). Distribution and ecology:— Endemic to montane forests at 1300–2100 m in southeastern Venezuela in Bolívar (Cerro Jaua, Cerro Sarisariñama) and Amazonas (Cerro Duida), and in adjacent Guyana (Pakaraima Mts.).