Crepidomanes majoriae

Hymenophyllaceae

Crepidomanes majoriae (Watts) N.A.Wakef.

Link to Australian Plant Name Index for publication details and synonyms: https://id.biodiversity.org.au/name/apni/84433

Rhizome to 0.5 mm diam., widely creeping; hairs dark brown, septate. Fronds 7–22 mm long. Stipe 1–8 mm long, dark brown, with hairs at the base. Lamina oblong-ovate, cuneate at the base, 1 (–2)-pinnatifid, 5–25 mm long, 2–10 mm wide. Ultimate segments to 2 mm wide; apex obtuse, sometimes shortly divided; submarginal false vein absent; accessory false veins numerous, short, flexuous, ±parallel to the costae. Sori terminal on the lobes, immersed; involucre funnel-shaped, 1–2 mm long, 0.8–1 mm wide; mouth truncate or slightly rounded; receptacle exserted to 0.3 mm beyond the mouth.

Endemic to NE QLD between Lamb Range and Mt Spec.

Lithophytic or epiphytic in mesic mid to upper montane tropical vine forest.

This very small species has been recorded very few times. Named after Miss Major co-collector of the type specimen near Ravenshoe.