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 Adiantum deflectens Mart., Icon. Pl. Crypt. 94. 1834, nom. cons. Range: — Mexico to Panama ; Colombia and Venezuela to French Guiana and Bolivia (SC); Paraguay , Argentina , and Brazil . Ecology: —Rare (2 collections known), terrestrial in open vegetation; 350–500 m . Notes: —This species and others in the immediate group, including the related A. delicatulum , were studied by Giudice (2001) . Several close relatives appear to occur in Africa and Madagascar , e.g., A. mendoncae Alston and A. madagascariense Rosehdahl. Somewhat more distantly related to the widespread A. philippense and allies.