Pteridaceae

Hemionitis tenuifolia (Burm.f.) Christenh.

Also mentioned in the literature as Cheilanthes tenuifolia. (?)

Geographic distribution (?)

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Confirmed occurrences (?): Andaman Is., Assam, Bangladesh, Borneo, Cambodia, Caroline Is., China South-Central, China Southeast, East Himalaya, Fiji, Hainan, India, Laos, Lesser Sunda Is., Malaya, Maluku, Marianas, Marquesas, Myanmar, Nepal, New Caledonia, New Guinea, Northern Territory, Philippines, Queensland, Samoa, Society Is., Solomon Is., Sri Lanka, Taiwan, Thailand, Tonga, Tubuai Is., Vanuatu, Vietnam, West Himalaya

Ecology

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

Found in the Köppen-Geiger climatic zones (?): Af, Am, Aw, BWh, Cwa, Cfa, Cfb, Cwb, As, 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 (?): Andaman Is., Assam, Bangladesh, Borneo, Cambodia, Caroline Is., East Himalaya, Fiji, India, Marianas, Marquesas, Myanmar, New Guinea, Samoa, Society Is., Solomon Is., Sri Lanka, Tonga, Tubuai Is., Vanuatu, Vietnam, West Himalaya

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:77182271-1

Source occurrence data: doi.org/10.15468/dl.62mnf6

Source IUCN conservation status: x