Galapagos Species Database
The Galapagos Species Database shares the information about the species from our Natural History Collections.
Pleopeltis astrolepis
helecho, starscale fern, starscale polypody
Domain
Eukaryota
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Pteridophyta
Class
Pteridopsida
Order
Polypodiales
Family
Polypodiaceae
Genus
Pleopeltis
Species
astrolepis
Taxon category: Accepted
Syn.: Polypodium astrolepis
Origin: Native
Map of specimen collection localities or observation records for this species in our collections database.
- Lawesson, J.E. Adsersen, H. (1987) Notes on the endemic genus Darwiniothamnus Haling (Asteraceae, Astereae) from the Galapagos Islands. Opera Botanica 92: 7-15.
- 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, Pleopeltis astrolepis", dataZone. Charles Darwin Foundation, https://datazone.darwinfoundation.org/en/checklist/?species=1720. Accessed 3 April 2026.