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 boliviensis J.Prado & A.R.Sm., Amer. Fern J. 92(2): 107, fig. 2A–C. 2002. Range: —Endemic to Bolivia (CO, LP). Ecology: —Rare (known from four collections); in wet forests and cleared forests; ca. 1550–2900 m . Notes: —For additional characterization, see Prado & Smith (2002) . Blades 2-pinnate-pinnatifid, proximal pinnae pedicellate, the pedicels ca. 0.5 cm long, not winged; venation areolate, with 2 or 3 areoles adjoining the costae between two adjacent costules; awns absent on costae adaxially.