Galapagos Species Database

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

Pityrogramma austroamericana Domin

Helecho con cera

Taxonomy

Domain
Eukaryota

Kingdom
Plantae

Phylum
Pteridophyta

Class
Pteridopsida

Order
Pteridales

Family
Pteridaceae

Genus
Pityrogramma

Species
austroamericana

Taxon category: Accepted

Syn.: Pityrogramma calomelanos var. aureoflava (Hook.) Bailey.(GBIF, 2022).;

Origin: Native

Distribution

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

References

  • GBIF Secretariat (2021) GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei Accessed via https://www.gbif.org/species/5284517
  • 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.
  • Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (2022) Plants of the world online POWO (2022): Plants of the world online. Published on the Internet; Https://powo.science.kew.org/

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"Galapagos Species Database, Pityrogramma austroamericana", dataZone. Charles Darwin Foundation, https://datazone.darwinfoundation.org/en/checklist/?species=20435. Accessed 5 November 2026.