Polypodiaceae

Pleopeltis polypodioides (L.) E.G. Andrews & Windham

Also mentioned in the literature as Polypodium polypodioides. (?)

Geographic distribution (?)

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Confirmed occurrences (?): Bahamas, Belize, Cayman Is., Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Galápagos, Guatemala, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Jamaica, Leeward Is., Mexico Northeast, Mexico Northwest, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest, Nicaragua, Panamá, Puerto Rico, Trinidad-Tobago, Venezuela, Venezuelan Antilles, Windward Is.

Ecology

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

Found in the Köppen-Geiger climatic zones (?): Am, Aw, Af, Cfb, Cwb, Csa, BSh, Cwa, Cfa, Csb, BSk, 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 (?): Bahamas, Cayman Is., Galápagos, Leeward Is., Trinidad-Tobago, Venezuelan Antilles, Windward Is.

References

Gaff, DF. 1977. Desiccation tolerant vascular plants of southern Africa. Oecologia. 31(1):95–109. doi.org/10.1007/BF00348713.

Useful links

Source distribution information: powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:1039912-2

Source occurrence data: doi.org/10.15468/dl.x8kzf4

Source IUCN conservation status: x