Gleichenella pectinata
Comb Forkedfern
Also known as: Acropterygium pectinatum (Willd.) Nakai +16 more
- Acropterygium pectinatum (Willd.) Nakai
- Acropterygium pectinatum var. sublineare (Christ) Nakai
- Dicranopteris linearis var. lherminieri (Fée) Nakai
- Dicranopteris nitida (C.Presl) Nakai
- Dicranopteris pectinata (Willd.) Underw.
- Gleichenia brasiliana Spreng.
- Gleichenia glaucescens Kunth
- Gleichenia hookeri J.Sm.
- Gleichenia linearis var. depauperata Christ
- Gleichenia nitida C.Presl
- Gleichenia pectinata (Willd.) C.Presl
- Gleichenia pectinata var. sublinearis Christ
- Mertensia brasiliana Desv.
- Mertensia canescens Kaulf.
- Mertensia dichotoma var. lherminieri Fée
- Mertensia elata Desv.
- Mertensia glaucescens Humb. & Bonpl. ex Willd.
Botanical Data
- Taxonomic Rank: Species
- Botanical Family: Gleicheniaceae
- WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a rhizomatous geophyte.
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Gleichenella pectinata (commonly known as Comb Forkedfern) is a fern within the Gleicheniaceae family. It naturally occurs in North America and South America. In its natural range, this species typically occurs in wet tropical conditions. It is the only recognized species within its genus.
Macro Climate
Tropical
Plant Type
Fern
Plant Type
Bulb
Native Range
Continents (WGSRPD)
NORTHERN AMERICA, SOUTHERN AMERICA
Regions (WGSRPD)
Brazil, Caribbean, Central America, Mexico, Northern South America, Southern South America, Western South America
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Belize, Bolivia, Brazil North, Brazil Northeast, Brazil South, Brazil Southeast, Brazil West-Central, C. American Pacific Is., Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, French Guiana, Guatemala, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Jamaica, Leeward Is., Mexico Central, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest, Nicaragua, Panama, Peru, Puerto Rico, Surinam, Trinidad-Tobago, Uruguay, Venezuela, Windward Is.