Galapagos Species Database

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Goniopteris poiteana (Bory) C.Presl

Helecho, Darkgreen maiden fern

Taxonomy

Domain
Eukaryota

Kingdom
Plantae

Phylum
Pteridophyta

Class
Pteridopsida

Order
Polypodiales

Family
Thelypteridaceae

Genus
Goniopteris

Species
poiteana

Taxon category: Accepted

Syn.: Thelypteris poiteana (Bory) Proctor (Hassler, 2022; GBIF, 2021).

Origin: Native

Distribution

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

References

  • Almeida, T. Hennequin, S., Schneider, H., Smith, A.R., Aguiar, J., Joseph, A., Proite, K. & Salino, A. (2015) Towards a phylogenetic generic classification of Thelypteridaceae: Additional sampling suggests alterations of neotropical taxa and further study of paleotropical genera Almeida, T., Hennequin, S., Schneider, H., Smith, A.R., Aguiar, J., Joseph, A., Proite, K. & Salino, A. (2015). Towards a phylogenetic generic classification of Thelypteridaceae: Additional sampling suggests alterations of neotropical taxa and further study of paleotropical genera. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ympev.2015.09.009
  • 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/.
  • Tropicos.org. (2017) Database of Missouri Botanical Garden. Tropicos.org. Missouri Botanical Garden. 06 Oct 2017 <http://www.tropicos.org

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"Galapagos Species Database, Goniopteris poiteana", dataZone. Charles Darwin Foundation, https://datazone.darwinfoundation.org/en/checklist/?species=20445. Accessed 5 November 2026.