Galapagos Species Database

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

Pleopeltis steirolepis (C.Chr.) A.R.Sm.

Helecho

Taxonomy

Domain
Eukaryota

Kingdom
Plantae

Phylum
Pteridophyta

Class
Pteridopsida

Order
Polypodiales

Family
Polypodiaceae

Genus
Pleopeltis

Species
steirolepis

Taxon category: Accepted

Syn.: Polypodium steirolepis C. Chr. (POWO, 2022).;

Origin: Native

Distribution

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

References

  • Itow, S. (1997) List of Plant Specimens collected in the Galápagos Islands, Ecuador. Bulletin of the Faculty of Liberal Arts, Nagasaki University, Natural Science, 38 (1): 53-144.
  • 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.
  • 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/
  • Smith, A.R. Tejero-Díez, J.D. (2014) Pleopeltis (Polypodiaceae), a redifinition of the genus and nomenclatural novelties. Smith, A.R. & Tejero-Díez, J.D. (2014). Pleopeltis (Polypodiaceae), a redifinition of the genus and nomenclatural novelties. Botanical Sciences, 92(1), 43-58.
  • Stewart, A. (1911) A botanical survey of the Galápagos Islands. Proc. Calif. Acad. Sci. 4th Series, 1: 7-288.
  • Svenson, H.K. Weatherby, C.A. (1938) Pteridophyta of the Galápagos Islands. Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 65: 303-333.
  • Van der Werff, H.H. (1987) Los Helechos como indicadores de tipos de vegetación en las Islas Galápagos. Memorias. Investigación Botánica y Manejo en Galápagos. Pg.88-103

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"Galapagos Species Database, Pleopeltis steirolepis", dataZone. Charles Darwin Foundation, https://datazone.darwinfoundation.org/en/checklist/?species=20442. Accessed 5 November 2026.