Pteridaceae

Hemionitis pectiniformis (Baker) Christenh.

Also mentioned in the literature as Pellaea pectiniformis. (?)

Geographic distribution (?)

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Confirmed occurrences (?): Angola, Burundi, Comoros, DR Congo, Eswatini, Gabon, KwaZulu-Natal, Madagascar, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Northern Provinces, Seychelles, Tanzania, Zambia, Zimbabwe

Ecology

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

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

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 (?): Eswatini, Malawi, Namibia, Seychelles

References

Rabarimanarivo, MN, Ramandimbisoa, B, Rakotoarivelo, NH, Phillipson, PB, Andriambololonera, S, Callmander, MW & Porembski, S. 2019. The extraordinary botanical diversity of inselbergs in Madagascar. Candollea. 74(1):65–84. doi.org/10.15553/c2019v741a8.

Useful links

Source distribution information: powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:77182624-1

Source occurrence data: doi.org/10.15468/dl.7xkaek

Source IUCN conservation status: x