Hymenophyllaceae

Hymenophyllum cruentum Cav.

Also mentioned in the literature as Hymenoglossum cruentum. (?)

Geographic distribution (?)

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Confirmed occurrences (?): Argentina South, Chile Central, Chile South, Juan Fernández Is.

Ecology

Found in the biomes (?): MB, MS, MG, MF

Found in the Köppen-Geiger climatic zones (?): Csb, Cfb, Cfc, ET,

Distribution across environmental gradients (?):

Elevation

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BIO1 (annual mean temperature)

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BIO4 (temperature seasonality)

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BIO12 (annual precipitation)

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BIO15 (precipitation seasonality)

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Conservation

IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2025-2 (?): Not assessed

Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1 (?): Not assessed

Data collection gaps

Botanical countries lacking appropriate occurrence records (?): None

References

Kavitha, CH & Murugan, K. 2016. Desiccation induced changes in lipid peroxidation superoxide level and cell membrane H+ ATP ase activity in forked fern–Dicranopteris linearis (Burm. f.) Underw. International Journal of Advanced Research. 3(588):588–593.

Useful links

Source distribution information: powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:17122350-1

Source occurrence data: doi.org/10.15468/dl.thmyfs

Source IUCN conservation status: x