Melpomene brevipes

Melpomene brevipes
Conservation status
Critically Endangered (IUCN 3.1)
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 montanes. It is threatened by habitat loss.

Source

• Navarrete, H. & Pitman, N. 2003. Melpomene brevipes. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 22 August 2007.