Polypodiaceae
Serpocaulon

Serpocaulon falcaria (Kunze) A.R.Sm.

First published in Taxon 55: 928 (2006)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is S. Mexico to Central America, Caribbean. It is an epiphyte and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Guatemala, Haiti, Honduras, Jamaica, Leeward Is., Mexico Gulf, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest, Nicaragua, Panamá

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Reyes-Chávez, J., Tarvin, S. & Batke, S.P. (2021). Ferns and Lycophytes of Honduras: A new annotated checklist. Phytotaxa 506: 1-113.
  • Roskov Y. & al. (eds.) (2018). World Ferns: Checklist of Ferns and Lycophytes of the World. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life Naturalis, Leiden, the Netherlands.
  • Sanín, D., Salino, A. & Smith, A.R. (2023). Taxonomic revision of Serpocaulon (Polypodiaceae). Annals from the Missouri Botanical Garden 108: 288-464. MBG press.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Reyes-Chávez, J., Tarvin, S. & Batke, S.P. (2021). Ferns and Lycophytes of Honduras: A new annotated checklist. Phytotaxa 506: 1-113.
  • Sanín, D., Salino, A. & Smith, A.R. (2023). Taxonomic revision of Serpocaulon (Polypodiaceae). Annals from the Missouri Botanical Garden 108: 288-464. MBG press.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jan 1, 1989 Spruce, R. [5233bis] Ecuador Polypodium falcaria K000006901 Yes

Sources

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

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  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Science Photographs

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