Hymenophyllaceae

Trichomanes pyxidiferum L.

Also mentioned in the literature as x. (?)

Geographic distribution (?)

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Confirmed occurrences (?): Argentina Northeast, Belize, Bolivia, Brazil Northeast, Brazil South, Brazil Southeast, Central American Pacific Is., Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Guatemala, Haiti, Honduras, Jamaica, Mexico Central, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest, Nicaragua, Panamá, Paraguay, Venezuela

Ecology

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

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

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 (?): Argentina Northeast, Brazil Northeast, Central American Pacific Is., Cuba, Dominican Republic, Guatemala, Haiti, Honduras, Jamaica, Mexico Central, Mexico Northeast, Paraguay, Venezuela

References

Kornas, J. 1993. The Significance of Historical Factors and Ecological Preference in the Distribution of African Pteridophytes. Journal of Biogeography. 20(3):281. doi.org/10.2307/2845636.

Useful links

Source distribution information: powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:257424-2

Source occurrence data: doi.org/10.15468/dl.hgn9q4

Source IUCN conservation status: x