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 muricatopedata Arbeláez, Brittonia 47(2): 175(–177), fig. 1. 1995. Range: — Costa Rica , Panama , Colombia , Ecuador , Peru , and Bolivia (CO). Ecology: —Rare (known from 4 collections); in wet submontane forests near river margins; 2000–2250 m . Notes: —Blades ternate, 3-pinnate-pinnatifid; proximal pinnae pedicellate, the pedicels (ca. 2.5 cm long), not winged; stipes lacking spines; venation free; awns present on costae adaxially; ultimate segments ca. 3 mm wide ( Arbeláez 1995 ). This species can be recognized by the whitish prickles and dense reddish brown hairs on the blade axes (few scales seen).