Hymenophyllaceae

Hymenophyllum plicatum Kaulf.

Also mentioned in the literature as x. (?)

Geographic distribution (?)

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

Ecology

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

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

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 (?): Juan Fernández Is.

References

Niinemets, Ü, Bravo, LA & Copolovici, L. 2018. Changes in photosynthetic rate and stress volatile emissions through desiccation-rehydration cycles in desiccation-tolerant epiphytic filmy ferns (Hymenophyllaceae). Plant Cell and Environment. 41(7):1605–1617. doi.org/10.1111/pce.13201.

Useful links

Source distribution information: powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:17124540-1

Source occurrence data: doi.org/10.15468/dl.bq2wu8

Source IUCN conservation status: x