Pteridaceae

Hemionitis palmata L.

Also mentioned in the literature as Pellaea cordata and Hemionitis paradoxa. (?)

Geographic distribution (?)

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Confirmed occurrences (?): Belize, Bolivia, Brazil Northeast, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Ecuador, El Salvador, French Guiana, Galápagos, Guatemala, Guyana, Honduras, Jamaica, Leeward Is., Mexico Central, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Northwest, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest, Nicaragua, Peru, Puerto Rico, Suriname, Venezuela, Windward Is.

Ecology

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

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

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 (?): Cuba, El Salvador, French Guiana, Galápagos, Leeward Is., Mexico Central, Mexico Northwest, Suriname, Windward Is.

References

Kessler, M & Siorak, Y. 2007. Desiccation and Rehydration Experiments on Leaves of 43 Pteridophyte Species. American Fern Journal. 97(4):175–185.

Useful links

Source distribution information: powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:315287-2

Source occurrence data: doi.org/10.15468/dl.c66s7c

Source IUCN conservation status: x