Hymenophyllaceae

Trichomanes capillaceum L.

Also mentioned in the literature as x. (?)

Geographic distribution (?)

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Confirmed occurrences (?): Belize, Bolivia, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Haiti, Honduras, Jamaica, Mexico Central, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest, Nicaragua, Panamá, Peru, Puerto Rico, Venezuela

Ecology

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

Found in the Köppen-Geiger climatic zones (?): Cfb, Am, Aw, Af, ET, Cwb, As, Cfa, 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 (?): Mexico Northeast, Panamá

References

Proctor, MCF. 2012. Light and desiccation responses of some Hymenophyllaceae (filmy ferns) from Trinidad, Venezuela and New Zealand: Poikilohydry in a light-limited. Annals of Botany. 109(5):1019–1026. doi.org/10.1093/aob/mcs012.

Useful links

Source distribution information: powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:257298-2

Source occurrence data: doi.org/10.15468/dl.tumgu7

Source IUCN conservation status: x