Galapagos Species Database

The Galapagos Species Database shares the information about the species from our Natural History Collections.

Asplenium auritum Sw.

helecho

Taxonomy

Domain
Eukaryota

Kingdom
Plantae

Phylum
Pteridophyta

Class
Pteridopsida

Order
Polypodiales

Family
Aspleniaceae

Genus
Asplenium

Species
auritum

Taxon category: Accepted

Syn.: Asplenium auritum var. auriculatum (Hook. f.) C.V. Morton & Lellinger. Tropicos (2017). Syn: Asplenium auritum var. macilentum (Kunze ex Klotzsch) T. Moore fide Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew & Missouri Botanical Garden (2010).

Distribution

Map of specimen collection localities or observation records for this species in our collections database.

References

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  • 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).
  • Robinson, B.L. (1902) Flora of the Galapagos Islands. Papers from the Hopkins-Stanford Expedition to the Galapgaos Islands. Proc. Amer. Acad. 38(4): 78-270.
  • Stewart, A. (1911) A botanical survey of the Galápagos Islands. Proc. Calif. Acad. Sci. 4th Series, 1: 7-288.
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  • Blair, C. Newton, A. (1985) Epiphytic Colonies in the highlands of Santa Cruz Annual Report 1986-1687. Charles Darwin Research Station. Pg. 34,35.
  • Jäger, H. Tye, A., Kowarik, I. (2007) Tree invasion in naturally treeless environments: Impacts of quinine (Cinchona pubescens) trees on native vegetation in Galápagos Institute of Ecology, Department of Ecosystem Sciences and Plant Ecology, Technical University Berlin, Rothenburgstr. 12, 12165 Berlin, Germany.
  • Van der Werff, H.H. (1987) Los Helechos como indicadores de tipos de vegetación en las Islas Galápagos. Memorias. Investigación Botánica y Manejo en Galápagos. Pg.88-103
  • Cayot, L. J. (1987) Ecology of Giant Tortoise (Geochelone elephantopus)in the Galápagos Islands. Submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in Biology in the Graduate School of Syracuse University.
  • WFO (2021) World Flora Online. Published on the Internet. http://www.worldfloraonline.org/ WFO (2021): World Flora Online. Published on the Internet; http://www.worldfloraonline.org.
  • GBIF Secretariat (2021) GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei Accessed via https://www.gbif.org/species/5284517
  • Hassler, M. (2022) World Ferns. Synonymic Checklist and Distribution of Ferns and Lycophytes of the World Hassler, M. (2022). World Ferns. Synonymic Checklist and Distribution of Ferns and Lycophytes of the World. Version 12.11; last update March 7th, 2022. www.worldplants.de/ferns/.

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"Galapagos Species Database, Asplenium auritum", dataZone. Charles Darwin Foundation, https://datazone.darwinfoundation.org/en/checklist/?species=15903. Accessed 26 May 2025.