Pleopeltis macrocarpa
Also known as: Drynaria compacta Fée +17 more
- Drynaria compacta Fée
- Drynaria lanceolata (L.) Fee
- Drynaria lepidota (Willd. ex Schltdl.) Fée
- Drynaria macrocarpa (Bory ex Willd.) Fée
- Grammitis araucana Phil.
- Grammitis robusta Phil.
- Lepicystis lanceolata (L.) Diels
- Lepisorus macrocarpa (Willd.) Ching ex R.D.Dixit
- Lepisorus macrocarpus (Bory ex Willd.) Ching
- Marginaria lanceolata (L.) Herter
- Marginaria macrocarpa (Bory ex Willd.) B.K.Nayar & Kaur
- Marginaria marginata Bory
- Phlebodium lanceolatum (L.) J.Sm.
- Phlebodium macrocarpum (Bory ex Willd.) J.Sm.
- Pleopeltis corcovadensis C.Presl
- Pleopeltis ensifolia Carmich.
- Pleopeltis ensifolia Carmich. ex Hook.
- Pleopeltis helenae C.Presl
Botanical Data
- Taxonomic Rank: Species
- Botanical Family: Polypodiaceae
- WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a perennial, lithophyte or epiphyte.
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Pleopeltis macrocarpa is an epiphytic or lithophytic fern belonging to the Polypodiaceae family. Naturally occurring in Africa, Temperate Asia, Tropical Asia, North America, and South America, this species is primarily associated with wet tropical conditions. There are naturally occurring varieties of this species, which are linked below.
Macro Climate
Tropical
Plant Type
Fern
Plant Type
Herbaceous Perennial
Plant Type
Air Plant
Native Range
Continents (WGSRPD)
AFRICA, ASIA-TEMPERATE, ASIA-TROPICAL, NORTHERN AMERICA, SOUTHERN AMERICA
Regions (WGSRPD)
Arabian Peninsula, Brazil, Caribbean, Central America, East Tropical Africa, Indian Subcontinent, Mexico, Middle Atlantic Ocean, Northeast Tropical Africa, Northern South America, South Tropical Africa, Southern Africa, Southern South America, West Tropical Africa, West-Central Tropical Africa, Western Indian Ocean, Western South America
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Angola, Argentina Northeast, Argentina Northwest, Bolivia, Brazil North, Brazil Northeast, Brazil South, Brazil Southeast, Burundi, C. American Pacific Is., Cameroon, Cape Provinces, Chile Central, Chile North, Chile South, Colombia, Comoros, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Ethiopia, Free State, Guinea, Gulf of Guinea Is., Haiti, Honduras, India, Ivory Coast, Juan Fernández Is., Kenya, KwaZulu-Natal, Lesotho, Liberia, Madagascar, Malawi, Mauritius, Mexico Central, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Northwest, Mexico Southwest, Mozambique, Nicaragua, Nigeria, Northern Provinces, Panama, Peru, Puerto Rico, Rwanda, Réunion, Saudi Arabia, Sierra Leone, Socotra, Somalia, Sri Lanka, St.Helena, Swaziland, Tanzania, Uganda, Uruguay, Venezuela, Yemen, Zaïre, Zimbabwe
Subspecies, Varieties & Forms