Hymenophyllaceae

Hymenophyllum peltatum (Poir.) Desv.

Also mentioned in the literature as Hymenophyllum wilsonii. (?)

Geographic distribution (?)

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Confirmed occurrences (?): Argentina South, Bolivia, Borneo, Brazil South, Brazil Southeast, Cape Provinces, Chile Central, Chile South, Colombia, Crozet Is., DR Congo, Free State, Kerguelen, KwaZulu-Natal, Macquarie Is., Madagascar, Marion-Prince Edward Is., New Guinea, New South Wales, New Zealand North, New Zealand South, Peru, Prince Edward I., Queensland, Rwanda, Réunion, Tanzania, Tasmania, Tristan da Cunha, Uganda, Victoria

Ecology

Found in the biomes (?): TM, TD, MB, TS, MS, FS, MG, TU, MF, DX

Found in the Köppen-Geiger climatic zones (?): Af, Cfa, Cfb, Aw, Cwb, ET, BSh, BSk, Csb, Cfc, Cwa

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 (?): Borneo, Cape Provinces, Chile Central, Crozet Is., DR Congo, Kerguelen, KwaZulu-Natal, Madagascar, New Guinea, Prince Edward I., Réunion, Rwanda, Tristan da Cunha, Uganda

References

Proctor, MCF. 2010. Recovery rates of chlorophyll-fluorescence parameters in desiccation-tolerant plants: Fitted logistic curves as a versatile and robust source of comparative data. Plant Growth Regulation. 62(3):233–240. doi.org/10.1007/s10725-010-9456-y.

Useful links

Source distribution information: powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:17124480-1

Source occurrence data: doi.org/10.15468/dl.6vh9hg

Source IUCN conservation status: x