Hecistopteris pinnatifida

Hecistopteris pinnatifida
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Pteridophyta
Class: Pteridopsida
Order: Polypodiales
Family: Pteridaceae
Subfamily: Vittarioideae
Genus: Hecistopteris
Species: H. pinnatifida
Binomial name
Hecistopteris pinnatifida
R.C.Moran & B.Øllg.

Hecistopteris pinnatifida is a fern species in the Vittarioideae subfamily of the Pteridaceae.[1] It is endemic to Ecuador. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests. It is threatened by habitat loss.[2]

References

  1. Christenhusz, Maarten J. M.; Zhang, Xian-Chun; Schneider, Harald (18 February 2011). "A linear sequence of extant families and genera of lycophytes and ferns" (PDF). Phytotaxa. 19: 7–54. ISSN 1179-3163.
  2. Navarrete, H. & Pitman, N. 2003. Hecistopteris pinnatifida. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 21 August 2007.
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