Polypodiaceae

Elaphoglossum petiolatum (Sw.) Urb.

Also mentioned in the literature as x. (?)

Geographic distribution (?)

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Confirmed occurrences (?): Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Guatemala, Haiti, Honduras, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest, Nicaragua, Panamá

Ecology

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

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

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 (?): Cuba

References

Hietz, P. 2010. Fern adaptations to xeric environments. In: Fern Ecology. 140–176. doi.org/10.1017/CBO9780511844898.006.

Useful links

Source distribution information: powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:89270-2

Source occurrence data: doi.org/10.15468/dl.8q88sf

Source IUCN conservation status: x