Hymenophyllaceae

Trichomanes polypodioides L.

Also mentioned in the literature as x. (?)

Geographic distribution (?)

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Confirmed occurrences (?): Belize, Bolivia, Brazil North, Brazil Northeast, Brazil South, Brazil Southeast, Brazil West-Central, Colombia, Cuba, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guatemala, Guyana, Honduras, Jamaica, Leeward Is., Mexico Gulf, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest, Nicaragua, Panamá, Paraguay, Peru, Puerto Rico, Suriname, Trinidad-Tobago, Uruguay, Venezuela, Venezuelan Antilles, Windward Is.

Ecology

Found in the biomes (?): TM, TD, TC, TS, FS, MG, DX

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

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 (?): Brazil North, French Guiana, Leeward Is., Suriname, Uruguay, Venezuelan Antilles

References

Proctor, MCF. 2012. Light and desiccation responses of some Hymenophyllaceae (filmy ferns) from Trinidad, Venezuela and New Zealand: Poikilohydry in a light-limited. Annals of Botany. 109(5):1019–1026. doi.org/10.1093/aob/mcs012.

Useful links

Source distribution information: powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:315256-2

Source occurrence data: doi.org/10.15468/dl.s4h6jx

Source IUCN conservation status: x