Galapagos Species Database

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

Parablechnum falciforme (Liebm.) Gasper & Salino

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Taxonomy

Domain
Eukaryota

Kingdom
Plantae

Phylum
Pteridophyta

Class
Pteridopsida

Order
Athyriales

Family
Blechnaceae

Genus
Parablechnum

Species
falciforme

Taxon category: Accepted

Syn.: Blechnum falciforme (Liebm.) C. Chr. (GBIF, 2022).;

Origin: Native

Distribution

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

References

  • Adsersen, H. (1989) The Rare Plants of the Galapagos Islands, Ecuador and their Conservation. Biol. Conservation 47(1): 49-77.
  • GBIF Secretariat (2021) GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei Accessed via https://www.gbif.org/species/5284517
  • 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.
  • Lawesson, J.E. Adsersen, H. & Bentley, P. (1987) An updated and annotated check list of the vascular plants of the Galapagos islands. Rept. Bot. Inst., Univ. Aarhus 16: 1-74.
  • Morton, C.V. (1957) Ferns of the Galápagos Islands. Leafl. West. Bot. 8(8): 188-195.
  • Stewart, A. (1911) A botanical survey of the Galápagos Islands. Proc. Calif. Acad. Sci. 4th Series, 1: 7-288.
  • Tropicos.org. (2017) Database of Missouri Botanical Garden. Tropicos.org. Missouri Botanical Garden. 06 Oct 2017 <http://www.tropicos.org
  • Wiggins, I.L. Porter, D.M. (1971) Flora of the Galapagos Islands Standford University Press, Stanford.

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"Galapagos Species Database, Parablechnum falciforme", dataZone. Charles Darwin Foundation, https://datazone.darwinfoundation.org/en/checklist/?species=20422. Accessed 30 October 2026.