Galapagos Species Database
The Galapagos Species Database shares the information about the species from our Natural History Collections.
Asplenium formosum var. carolinum
helecho, showy spleenwort
Rarely epiphytes, stem in position erect with form of the scale lanceolate, umber of pinnae 11, 30 or more, colour of the petiole brown shiny and form of the indusium elliptic
Frecuente entre rocas, en grietas de lava, en acantilados húmedos y cavernas en hábitats húmedos.
Domain
Eukaryota
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Pteridophyta
Class
Pteridopsida
Order
Polypodiales
Family
Aspleniaceae
Genus
Asplenium
Species
formosum
Subspecies
var. carolinum
Taxon category: Species with Infraspecific Taxa
Syn.: Asplenium carolinum, A. subulatum with respect to Galapagos specimens fide Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew & Missouri Botanical Garden (2010) et Wiggins & Porter (1971); Asplenium formosum var. incultum Christ , Asplenium nanum Willd., Asplenium odontophyllum Wall., Asplenium subalatum Hook. & Arn., Chamaefilix formosa (Willd.) Farw.
Taxon origin: Endemic
Map of specimen collection localities or observation records for this species in our collections database.
Distribution: It is distributed in the islands of Fernandina, Isabela, Pinta, San Cristóbal, San Salvador, Santa Cruz and Floreana.
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