Hecistopteris pumila

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Polypodiales
Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Divisio: Tracheophyta Divisio: Pteridophyta Classis: Polypodiopsida Ordo: Polypodiales

Familia: Pteridaceae
Subfamilia: Vittarioideae
Genus: Hecistopteris
Species: Hecistopteris pumila

Name

Hecistopteris pumila (A.Spreng.) J.Sm., London J. Bot. 1: 193 (1842).

Synonyms

• Basionym
  • Gymnogramma pumila A.Spreng., Tent. Suppl. 31 (1828).
• Heterotypic
  • Hecistopteris pumila subsp. ceratophylla Christ, Hedwigia 44: 366 (1905).
  • Hecistopteris pumila subsp. fimbriata Christ, Hedwigia 44: 366 (1905).
  • Hecistopteris pumila subsp. lineata Christ, Hedwigia 44: 366 (1905).
  • Hecistopteris pumila var. obtusa Maxon & C.V.Morton, Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 75: 76 (1948).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Northern America Regional: Mexico Mexico Southwest. Continental: Southern America Regional: Central America Belize, Costa Rica, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panama. Regional: Caribbean Cuba, Dominican Republic, Jamaica, Leeward Islands, Puerto Rico, Trinidad-Tobago, Windward Islands. Regional: Northern South America French Guiana, Guyana, Suriname, Venezuela. Regional: Western South America Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru. Regional: Brazil Brazil West-Central, Brazil Northeast, Brazil Southeast, Brazil North, Brazil South. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Smith, J. 1842. Filices. In: Bentham, G. 1845. Contributions towards a Flora of South America. Enumeration of Plants collected by Sir Robert Schomburgk, in British Guiana. The London Journal of Botany 1: 193–203. BHL Reference page. 
• Sprengel, A. 1828. Tentamen Supplementi ad Systematis Vegetabilium, Linnaeani Editionem Decimam Sextam. 35 pp., Dieterich, Gottingae BHL Reference page. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2023. Hecistopteris pumila in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2023 Feb 7. Reference page. 
• Tropicos.org 2023. Hecistopteris pumila. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 7 Feb 2023.
• International Plant Names Index. 2023. Hecistopteris pumila. Published online. Accessed: 7 Feb 2023.
• Hassler, M. 2023. World Ferns. Checklist of Ferns and Lycophytes of the World. . Hecistopteris pumila Accessed: 7 Feb 2023.