Primeira ocorrência de Thelypteris villosa (Link) C. F. Reed (Thelypteridaceae) para o Nordeste do Brasil

until recently, thelypteris villosa (link) c. f. reed, a rare species, was thought to be endemic to the atlantic forest in the state of rio de janeiro. this species is reported for the first time for northeast of brazil (bahia), which helps increase what is known about this taxon.