Serpocaulon sessilifolium

Serpocaulon sessilifolium is a species of fern in the family Polypodiaceae. It is native to Costa Rica and northern and western South America (Colombia, Venezuela, Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia and Guyana).^[1] Under the synonym Polypodium rimbachii, it was regarded as endemic to Ecuador and threatened by habitat loss.^[2]

Serpocaulon sessilifolium
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Division:	Polypodiophyta
Class:	Polypodiopsida
Order:	Polypodiales
Suborder:	Polypodiineae
Family:	Polypodiaceae
Genus:	Serpocaulon
Species:	S. sessilifolium
Binomial name
Serpocaulon sessilifolium (Desv.) A.R.Sm.[1]
Synonyms[1]
Goniophlebium cordatum (Kunze) Moore Goniophlebium surucuchense (Hook.) Moore Polypodium andinum H.Karst. Polypodium cordatum Kunze Polypodium kunzeanum C.Chr. Polypodium pseudofraternum A.C.Sm. Polypodium remotum Baker Polypodium rimbachii Sodiro Polypodium sessilifolium Desv. Polypodium surucuchense Hook. Polypodium uniseriale C.Chr.