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Macrothelypteris torresiana (Gaudich.) Ching

helecho, swordfern, Mariana maiden fern, torres' fern

Taxonomy

Domain
Eukaryota

Kingdom
Plantae

Phylum
Pteridophyta

Class
Pteridopsida

Order
Athyriales

Family
Thelypteridaceae

Genus
Macrothelypteris

Species
torresiana

Taxon category: Accepted

Syn.: Thelypteris torresiana (Gaudich.) Alston fide Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew & Missouri Botanical Garden (2010)

Origin: Native

References

  • Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew Missouri Botanical Garden (eds.) (2013) The Plant List, Version 1.1. Published on the Internet; http://www.theplantlist.org/ (accessed 1st January).
  • Tropicos.org. (2017) Database of Missouri Botanical Garden. Tropicos.org. Missouri Botanical Garden. 06 Oct 2017 <http://www.tropicos.org
  • Van der Werff, H.H. (1977) Vascular plants from the Galápagos Islands: new records and taxonomic notes. Bot. Notiser 130(1): 89-100.

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"Galapagos Species Database, Macrothelypteris torresiana", dataZone. Charles Darwin Foundation, https://datazone.darwinfoundation.org/en/checklist/?species=114. Accessed 2 November 2026.