Aspleniaceae

Asplenium theciferum (Kunth) Mett.

Also mentioned in the literature as x. (?)

Geographic distribution (?)

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

Ecology

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

Found in the Köppen-Geiger climatic zones (?): Af, Cfb, Am, Aw, Cwb, ET, 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 (?): Bolivia, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest

References

Kornas, J. 1993. The Significance of Historical Factors and Ecological Preference in the Distribution of African Pteridophytes. Journal of Biogeography. 20(3):281. doi.org/10.2307/2845636.

Useful links

Source distribution information: powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:17052690-1

Source occurrence data: doi.org/10.15468/dl.5mdju7

Source IUCN conservation status: x