Polypodiaceae
Elaphoglossum

Elaphoglossum latifolium (Sw.) J.Sm.

First published in London J. Bot. 1: 197 (1842)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Mexico to Tropical America. It is an epiphyte and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Belize, Brazil West-Central, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, French Guiana, Guatemala, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Jamaica, Leeward Is., Mexico Central, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest, Nicaragua, Panamá, Peru, Puerto Rico, Windward Is.

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • 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.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jan 1, 2003 Spruce, R. [s.n.] Ecuador K000200385 No
Jan 1, 2003 Spruce, R. [4734] Peru K000200384 No
Glaziou, A.F.M. [15702] Brazil K000229692 Yes
Burger, W.C.; Stolze, R.G. [5902] Costa Rica K001636425 No
MacFadyen [s.n.] Jamaica K000501496 No
Purdie [s.n.] Jamaica K000501497 No
Linden [2158] Cuba Elaphoglossum alismifolium K000544083 Type Yes
May 1, 2018 Lehmann, F.C. [7402] Colombia Elaphoglossum membranaceum var. columbiensis K000544037 Type Yes

Sources

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • 'The Herbarium Catalogue, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the Internet http://www.kew.org/herbcat [accessed on Day Month Year]'. Please enter the date on which you consulted the system.
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  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2025. 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 2025. 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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