Polypodiaceae

Pleopeltis remota (Desv.) A.R.Sm.

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

Geographic distribution (?)

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Confirmed occurrences (?): Bolivia, Colombia, Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Guatemala, Haiti, Honduras, Jamaica, Mexico Southeast, Nicaragua, Panamá, Peru, Venezuela

Ecology

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

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

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 (?): Guatemala, Honduras, Jamaica

References

Kavitha, CH & Murugan, K. 2016. Desiccation induced changes in lipid peroxidation superoxide level and cell membrane H+ ATP ase activity in forked fern–Dicranopteris linearis (Burm. f.) Underw. International Journal of Advanced Research. 3(588):588–593.

Useful links

Source distribution information: powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:77067048-1

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

Source IUCN conservation status: x