Hymenophyllaceae

Trichomanes inopinatum (Pic.Serm.) J.E.Burrows

Also mentioned in the literature as Crepidomanes inopinatum. (?)

Geographic distribution (?)

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Confirmed occurrences (?): Burundi, Cape Provinces, Comoros, DR Congo, Eswatini, Free State, KwaZulu-Natal, Madagascar, Northern Provinces, Rwanda, Réunion

Ecology

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

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

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 (?): Cape Provinces, Comoros, Eswatini, Réunion

References

Kavitha, CH & Murugan, K. 2016. Desiccation induced changes in lipid peroxidation superoxide level and cell membrane H+ ATP ase activity in forked fern–Dicranopteris linearis (Burm. f.) Underw. International Journal of Advanced Research. 3(588):588–593.

Useful links

Source distribution information: powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:17538190-1

Source occurrence data: doi.org/10.15468/dl.ahznv9

Source IUCN conservation status: x