Galapagos Species Database
The Galapagos Species Database shares the information about the species from our Natural History Collections.
Myriopteris aurea
Helecho, Golden lip fern, golden lipfern
Domain
Eukaryota
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Pteridophyta
Class
Pteridopsida
Order
Pteridales
Family
Pteridaceae
Genus
Myriopteris
Species
aurea
Taxon category: Accepted
Syn.: Cheilanthes bonariensis (Willd.) Proctor. (TROPICOS, 2017).;
Origin: Native
Map of specimen collection localities or observation records for this species in our collections database.
- Grusz, A. L. Windham, M. (2013) Toward a monophyletic Cheilanthes: The resurrection and recircumscription of Myriopteris (Pteridaceae) Grusz, A. L. & Windham, M. (2013). Toward a monophyletic Cheilanthes: The resurrection and recircumscription of Myriopteris (Pteridaceae). PhytoKeys, 32, 49–64.
- 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, Myriopteris aurea", dataZone. Charles Darwin Foundation, https://datazone.darwinfoundation.org/en/checklist/?species=20425. Accessed 1 November 2026.