Galapagos Species Database
The Galapagos Species Database shares the information about the species from our Natural History Collections.
Amauropelta balbisii
Helecho, Balbis' maiden fern
Domain
Eukaryota
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Pteridophyta
Class
Pteridopsida
Order
Polypodiales
Family
Thelypteridaceae
Genus
Amauropelta
Species
balbisii
Taxon category: Accepted
Syn.: Thelypteris balbisii (Spreng.) Ching (GBIF, 2021).
Origin: Native
Map of specimen collection localities or observation records for this species in our collections database.
- Álvarez-Fuentes, O. (2010) The systemstics of the genus Amauropelta (Pteridophyta: Thelypteridaceae) in the Caribbean Islands. Volume I. A dissertation submitted to Michigan State University in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy.
- Fawcett, S. Smith, A.R. (2021) A Generic Classification of the Thelypteridaceae Fawcett, S. & Smith, A.R. (2021). A Generic Classification of the Thelypteridaceae. Sida, Bot. Misc. 59. BRIT Press, Fort Worth Botanic Garden | Botanical Research Institute of Texas, U.S.A.
- Fawcett, S. Smith, A.R., Sundue, M., Burleigh, J., Sessa, E., Kuo, L., Chen, C., Testo, W., Kessler,M., GoFlag Consortium & Barrington, D. (2021) A Global Phylogenomic Study of the Thelypteridaceae Fawcett, S., Smith, A.R., Sundue, M., Burleigh, J., Sessa, E., Kuo, L., Chen, C., Testo, W., Kessler,M., GoFlag Consortium & Barrington, D. (2021). A Global Phylogenomic Study of the Thelypteridaceae. Systematic Botany, 46(4), 891–915.
- 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/.
- Salino, A. Almeida, T. & Smith, A. (2015) New combinations in Neotropical Thelypteridaceae Salino, A., Almeida, T. & Smith, A. (2015). New combinations in Neotropical Thelypteridaceae. PhytoKeys, 57, 11–50.
- 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, Amauropelta balbisii", dataZone. Charles Darwin Foundation, https://datazone.darwinfoundation.org/en/checklist/?species=20430. Accessed 4 November 2026.