Pteridaceae

Hemionitis seticaulis (Hook.) ined.

Also mentioned in the literature as Pellaea falcata. (?)

Geographic distribution (?)

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Confirmed occurrences (?): India, Kermadec Is., Lesser Sunda Is., Malaya, New Caledonia, New South Wales, New Zealand North, New Zealand South, Norfolk Is., Queensland, Sulawesi, Tasmania, Victoria

Ecology

Found in the biomes (?): TM, TD, MB, TS, MS, MG, MF

Found in the Köppen-Geiger climatic zones (?): Cfb, Aw, Cfa, Csb, Cwa, Am, BSh, Cfc

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 (?): India, Kermadec Is., Lesser Sunda Is., Malaya, Norfolk Is., Sulawesi

References

Gaff, DF & Latz, PK. 1978. The occurrence of resurrection plants in the Australian flora. Australian Journal of Botany. 26(4):485–492. doi.org/10.1071/BT9780485.

Useful links

Source distribution information: powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:77217351-1

Source occurrence data: doi.org/10.15468/dl.v34edm

Source IUCN conservation status: x