Taxonomic update, distribution and conservation status of grammitid ferns (Polypodiaceae, Polypodiopsida) in Veracruz State, Mexico Author Krömer, Thorsten Centro de Investigaciones Tropicales. Universidad Veracruzana. Xalapa. Ver. Interior de la Hacienda Lucas Martín. Privada de Araucarias s / n, Col. 21 de Marzo, C. P. 91019, Xalapa, Veracruz, México Author Acebey, Amparo R. Centro de Investigaciones Tropicales. Universidad Veracruzana. Xalapa. Ver. Interior de la Hacienda Lucas Martín. Privada de Araucarias s / n, Col. 21 de Marzo, C. P. 91019, Xalapa, Veracruz, México Author Smith, Alan R. University Herbarium, 1001 Valley Life Sciences Building # 2465, University of California, Berkeley, CA 94720 - 2465, USA text Phytotaxa 2013 2013-02-22 82 1 29 44 http://www.biotaxa.org/Phytotaxa/article/view/phytotaxa.82.1.3 journal article 10.11646/phytotaxa.82.1.3 1179-3163 5071593 8. Melpomene moniliformis (Lagasca ex Swartz 1806: 33 ) Smith & Moran (1992: 430) Distribution:Mexico (Chis, DF, Gro, Hgo, Jal, Mor, Mich, Oax, Tlax, Ver), Guatemala , Honduras , El Salvador , Nicaragua , Costa Rica , Panama , Cuba , Jamaica , Haiti , Dominican Republic , Puerto Rico , Colombia , Venezuela , Ecuador , Peru , S Brazil , Bolivia . Representative specimens from Veracruz : —Calcahualco: J.L. Martínez & F. Vázquez 820 (XAL). Las Vigas de Ramírez: H. Narave F. & R. Ortega O. 599 (XAL). Orizaba?: F.Mueller29 (NY). Xico: M. Palacios R. 2746 (XAL). Zacualpan: R. Ortega O. et al. 2669 (XAL). Ecology: Terrestrial and saxicolous on mossy rocks; in central Veracruz in fir ( Abies ), pine, and pineoak forests between 2150–2950 m . Conservation status: Endangered ( EN ) B2 ab(ii,iii) in Veracruz . Known from 10 specimens (AOO: 158.9 km 2 ), however, the most recent was made in 1998 and six others between 1981 and 1986 at only five different localities in fir, pine, and pine-oak forests of central Veracruz , which are still under high anthropogenic pressure and not included inside Veracruz’ protected areas network. Specimens examined: 10; TK collections: 0 .