Pteridaceae

Hemionitis doryopteris Christenh.

Also mentioned in the literature as Doryopteris pedata. (?)

Geographic distribution (?)

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Confirmed occurrences (?): Cuba, Dominican Republic, Haiti, Jamaica, Leeward Is., Puerto Rico, Venezuela, Windward Is.

Ecology

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

Found in the Köppen-Geiger climatic zones (?): Af, Am, Aw, 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 (?): Leeward Is., Puerto Rico, Venezuela, Windward Is.

References

Iturriaga, G, Gaff, DF & Zentella, R. 2000. New desiccation-tolerant plants, including a grass, in the central highlands of Mexico, accumulate trehalose. Australian Journal of Botany. 48(2):153–158. doi.org/10.1071/BT98062.

Useful links

Source distribution information: powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:77182034-1

Source occurrence data: doi.org/10.15468/dl.2bac3d

Source IUCN conservation status: x