Elaphoglossum heteromorphum (Klotzsch) T.Moore (1857:10)

Taxonomy & Nomenclature

Synonym/s: Acrostichum heteromorphum Klotzsch; Linnaea 20: 424 (1847)

Conservation Status

Missing (source) or rediscovered?

Last record: before 1863

IUCN RedList status: Data Deficient

Distribution

western slopes of Volcán Pichincha, Pichincha province, Ecuador

According to the IUCN RedList assessment, this species is only known from a single collection from Ecuador (Navarrete & Pitman, 2003). But other sources (e.g. Hassler, 2004-2023; Murillo-P. et al., 2023) give the distribution as also encompassing Bolivia, Colombia and Venezuela.

Biology & Ecology

Hypodigm

Media

References

Hassler, Michael. (2004-2023). World Ferns. Synonymic Checklist and Distribution of Ferns and Lycophytes of the World. Version 17.2; last update Oct. 20th, 2023. Available at: https://www.worldplants.de/ferns/ [Accessed 24 October 2023]

Murillo-P., M.T. , J. Murillo-A. and A. León-P. (2023-10-24). Elaphoglossum heteromorphum (Klotzsch) T.Moore En Bernal, R., S.R. Gradstein & M. Celis (eds.). 2015. Catálogo de plantas y líquenes de Colombia. Instituto de Ciencias Naturales, Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Bogotá. http://catalogoplantasdecolombia.unal.edu.co

Navarrete, H. and Pitman, N. (2003). Elaphoglossum heteromorphum. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2003: e.T43653A10820019. https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2003.RLTS.T43653A10820019.en. Downloaded on 17 November 2016.

Valencia, R., Pitman, N., León-Yánez, S. and Jørgensen, P.M. (eds). (2000). Libro Rojo de las Plantas Endémicas del Ecuador 2000. Publicaciones del Herbario QCA, Ponticicia Universidad Católica del Ecuador, Quito.

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