Stegnogramma pozoi in Anaga, Tenerife

摘要

I have been visiting the islands of Macaronesia for the last 15 years, sometimes alone and sometimes with a small group of pteridologists. About 5 years ago I noticed a plant of Stegnogramma pozoi in the Anaga region of Tenerife. According to Sunding& Hansen, this plant is only known in Madeira and some of the islands in the Azores. I have only ever seen It in this one place in Tenerife. It is right by a small path. This path is little used and is now partly hidden by a fallen tree, however it leadsto a ferny wonderland where one can find Culcita macrocarpa and Trichomanes speciosum amongst many other woodland ferns. I have returned to this location several times over the years and the plant seems to be spreading slowly. The area is very wild anda good distance from houses and roads.