Asplenium pteropus
West Indian Spleenwort
Also known as: Asplenium erectum var. pteropus (Kaulf.) Lindm. +11 more
- Asplenium erectum var. pteropus (Kaulf.) Lindm.
- Asplenium erectum var. pteropus (Kaulf.) Sodiro
- Asplenium lunulatum f. major (Mett.) Kuhn
- Asplenium lunulatum f. majus (Mett.) Kuhn
- Asplenium lunulatum subsp. pteropus (Kaulf.) Bonap.
- Asplenium lunulatum var. pteropus (Kaulf.) Baker
- Asplenium lunulatum var. pteropus (Kaulf.) Sodiro
- Asplenium pseudoerectum Hieron.
- Asplenium pteropus var. dissectum Kuhn
- Asplenium pteropus var. majus Mett.
- Asplenium subandinum Gand.
- Chamaefilix lunulata var. pteropus (Kaulf.) Farw.
Botanical Data
- Taxonomic Rank: Species
- Botanical Family: Aspleniaceae
- WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a epiphyte.
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Originating in North America and South America, Asplenium pteropus (commonly known as West Indian Spleenwort) is an epiphytic fern belonging to the Aspleniaceae family.
Macro Climate
Unspecified
Plant Type
Fern
Plant Type
Air Plant
Native Range
Continents (WGSRPD)
NORTHERN AMERICA, SOUTHERN AMERICA
Regions (WGSRPD)
Brazil, Caribbean, Central America, Mexico, Northern South America, Western South America
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Belize, Bolivia, Brazil Northeast, Brazil South, Brazil Southeast, Colombia, Cuba, Ecuador, Guatemala, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Jamaica, Leeward Is., Mexico Central, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest, Nicaragua, Panama, Peru, Puerto Rico, Surinam, Trinidad-Tobago, Venezuela, Windward Is.