Polypodiaceae

Pleopeltis plebeia (Schltdl. & Cham.) A.R. Sm. & Tejero

Also mentioned in the literature as x. (?)

Geographic distribution (?)

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Confirmed occurrences (?): Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico Central, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest, Nicaragua, Panamá

Ecology

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

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

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:77141169-1

Source occurrence data: doi.org/10.15468/dl.6q76fn

Source IUCN conservation status: x