Pleopeltis macrocarpa var. macrocarpa
Botanical Data
- Taxonomic Rank: Variety
- Botanical Family: Polypodiaceae
- WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a perennial, lithophyte or epiphyte.
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Pleopeltis macrocarpa var. macrocarpa is an epiphytic or lithophytic fern belonging to the Polypodiaceae family. Originating in Africa, Temperate Asia, Tropical Asia, North America, and South America, this variety is primarily associated with wet tropical conditions. It is a naturally occurring variety of Pleopeltis macrocarpa, which is linked below, along with other varieties of this species.
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
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