Galapagos Species Database

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

Diphasiastrum thyoides (Humb. & Bonpl. ex Willd.) Holub

Trencilla

Taxonomy

Domain
Eukaryota

Kingdom
Plantae

Phylum
Pteridophyta

Class
Lycopodiopsida

Order
Lycopodiales

Family
Lycopodiaceae

Genus
Diphasiastrum

Species
thyoides

Taxon category: Accepted

Syn.: Lycopodium thyoides Humb. & Bonpl. ex Willd. (Hassler, 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
  • 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/.
  • Ollgaard, B. Windisch, P. (2014) Lycopodiaceae in Brazil. Conspectus of the family I. The genera Lycopodium, Austrolycopodium, Diphasium, and Diphasiastrum Ollgaard, B. & Windisch, P. (2014). Lycopodiaceae in Brazil. Conspectus of the family I. The genera Lycopodium, Austrolycopodium, Diphasium, and Diphasiastrum. Rodriguésia, 65(2), 293-309.
  • Svenson, H.K. Weatherby, C.A. (1938) Pteridophyta of the Galápagos Islands. Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 65: 303-333.
  • 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, Diphasiastrum thyoides", dataZone. Charles Darwin Foundation, https://datazone.darwinfoundation.org/en/checklist/?species=20486. Accessed 5 November 2026.