Galapagos Species Database

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

Nephrolepis undulata (Afzel. ex Sw.) J. Sm.

helecho, annual swordfern

Nephrolepis undulata (Afzel. ex Sw.) J. Sm. Photo: Joseph Weirich, CDF, 2012.
Nephrolepis undulata (Afzel. ex Sw.) J. Sm. Photo: Joseph Weirich, CDF, 2012.

Taxonomy

Domain
Eukaryota

Kingdom
Plantae

Phylum
Pteridophyta

Class
Pteridopsida

Order
Polypodiales

Family
Nephrolepidaceae

Genus
Nephrolepis

Species
undulata

Taxon category: Accepted

Syn.: Aspidium undulatum Afzel. ex Sw. Family changed from Davalliaceae to Nephrolepidaceae (Hassler, 2022; GBIF, 2024; ), also refered in Polypodiaceae (POWO, 2024).

Origin: Native

Distribution

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

References

  • Chen, C.-W. Sundue, M., Kuo, L.-Y., Teng, W.-C., Huang, Y.-M. (2017) Phylogenetic analyses place the monotypic Dryopolystichum within Lomariopsidaceae PhytoKeys 78: 83-107. https://doi.org/10.3897/phytokeys.78.12040
  • CONABIO (2009) Catálogo taxonómico de especies de México. Cap. nat. México 1.
  • Davidse, G. Sousa, M. S. & Knapp, S. (1995) Psilotaceae a Salviniaceae. Fl. Mesoamer. 1: i–xxi, 1–470.
  • 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/.
  • Jørgensen, P.M. León-Yánez, S. (eds.) (1999) Catalogue of the Vascular Plants of Ecuador. Monographs in Systematic Botany from the Missouri Botanical Garden 75. Missouri Botanical Garden Press, St. Louis, 1181 pp.
  • Jørgensen, P.M. Nee, M. & Beck, S. G. (2010) Catálogo de las plantas vasculares de Bolivia. Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard.
  • Mickel, J.T. Beitel, J.M. (1988) Pteridophyte Flora of Oaxaca, Mexico. Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 46: 1–568.
  • Tropicos.org. (2017) Database of Missouri Botanical Garden. Tropicos.org. Missouri Botanical Garden. 06 Oct 2017 <http://www.tropicos.org

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"Galapagos Species Database, Nephrolepis undulata", dataZone. Charles Darwin Foundation, https://datazone.darwinfoundation.org/en/checklist/?species=1892. Accessed 2 June 2026.