Galapagos Species Database

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

Doryopteris palmata (Willd.) J. Sm.

helecho palmado

Taxonomy

Domain
Eukaryota

Kingdom
Plantae

Phylum
Pteridophyta

Class
Pteridopsida

Order
Pteridales

Family
Pteridaceae

Genus
Doryopteris

Species
palmata

Taxon category: Accepted

Syn.: Doryopteris pedata var. palmata (Willd.) Hicken.(GBIF, 2022).;

Origin: Native

Distribution

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

References

  • Jäger, H. Tye, A., Kowarik, I. (2007) Tree invasion in naturally treeless environments: Impacts of quinine (Cinchona pubescens) trees on native vegetation in Galápagos Institute of Ecology, Department of Ecosystem Sciences and Plant Ecology, Technical University Berlin, Rothenburgstr. 12, 12165 Berlin, Germany.
  • 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 Missouri Botanical Garden (eds.) (2013) The Plant List, Version 1.1. Published on the Internet; http://www.theplantlist.org/ (accessed 1st January).
  • 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, Doryopteris palmata", dataZone. Charles Darwin Foundation, https://datazone.darwinfoundation.org/en/checklist/?species=52. Accessed 2 November 2026.