Melpomene brevipes

Melpomene brevipes
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Pteridophyta
Class: Pteridopsida
Order: Polypodiales
(unranked): Eupolypods I
Family: Polypodiaceae
Genus: Melpomene
Species: M. brevipes
Binomial name
Melpomene brevipes
(C.V.Morton) A.R.Sm. & R.C.Moran

Melpomene brevipes is a species of fern in the Polypodiaceae family. It is endemic to Ecuador. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forests. It is threatened by habitat loss.

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