Hymenophyllaceae
Trichomanes

Trichomanes reptans Sw.

First published in Prodr. Veg. Ind. Occ.: 136 (1788)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Mexico to Tropical America. It grows primarily in the wet tropical biome.

Descriptions

Distribution
Biogeografic region: Andean. Elevation range: 500–4700 m a.s.l. Native to Colombia. Colombian departments: Antioquia, Boyacá, Cundinamarca, Magdalena, Norte de Santander, Risaralda.
Habit
Herb.
[UPFC]

Bernal, R., Gradstein, S.R. & Celis, M. (eds.). 2015. Catálogo de plantas y líquenes de Colombia. Instituto de Ciencias Naturales, Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Bogotá. http://catalogoplantasdecolombia.unal.edu.co

Distribution
Colombia
[CPLC]

Hymenophyllaceae, Henk Beentje. Flora of Tropical East Africa. 2008

Type
Type: Jamaica, Swartz s.n. (S, holo.; BM, SBT, iso.)
Ecology
Moist forest along stream; low epiphyte; 1250–1350 m
Conservation
Least concern; widespread
Note
Resembles D. erosum but differs in ± free sorus, plus marginal lamina hairs and the lack of marginal vein.
Distribution
Range: South Africa, Madagascar; Central and South America Flora districts: T6 T7
[FTEA]

Sources

  • Catálogo de Plantas y Líquenes de Colombia

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  • Flora of Tropical East Africa

    • Flora of Tropical East Africa
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  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

  • 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

    • Copyright applied to individual images

  • Useful Plants and Fungi of Colombia

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