Prodromus of a fern flora for Bolivia. XXXV. Dryopteridaceae Author Kessler, Michael Systematic and Evolutionary Botany, University of Zurich, Zollikerstrasse 107, CH- 8008 Zurich, Switzerland Author Moran, Robbin C. New York Botanical Garden, 2900 Southern Blvd., Bronx, New York, 10458 - 5126, USA Author Mickel, John T. New York Botanical Garden, 2900 Southern Blvd., Bronx, New York, 10458 - 5126, USA Author Matos, Fernando B. Universidade Federal do Paraná, Departamento de Botânica, Caixa Postal 19031, 81531 - 980, Curitiba, PR, Brasil Author Smith, Alan R. Systematic and Evolutionary Botany, University of Zurich, Zollikerstrasse 107, CH- 8008 Zurich, Switzerland & University Herbarium, 1001 Valley Life Sciences Bldg. # 2465, University of California, Berkeley, CA 94720 - 2465, USA & Systematic and Evolutionary Botany, University of Zurich, Zollikerstrasse 107, CH- 8008 Zurich, Switzerland text Phytotaxa 2018 2018-06-11 353 1 448 450 http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/phytotaxa.353.1.1 journal article 10.11646/phytotaxa.353.1.1 1179-3163 Polybotrya caudata Kunze, Linnaea 9: 23. 1834 . Range: —Southern Mexico to Bolivia (BE, CO, LP, PA, SC) and Amazonian Brazil . Ecology: —Common; hemiepiphytic in humid forests; to 600(–1900) m. Notes: — Polybotrya goyazensis Brade , from central Brazil and Paraguay , has been collected close to the border with Brazil and is likely to occur in northeastern Bolivia ( Moran 1987a ). It differs from P. caudata in having shiny reddish to castaneous, membranaceous, spreading, denticulate, and usually basally cordate rhizome scales 6–16 mm long.