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

Domain
Eukaryota
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Pteridophyta
Class
Pteridopsida
Order
Dryopteridales
Family
Dryopteridaceae
Genus
Elaphoglossum
Species
glossophyllum
Taxon category: Accepted
In Svenson (1938) as Elaphoglossum petiolatum pro parte, fide Wiggins & Porter (1971)
Origin: Native
Map of specimen collection localities or observation records for this species in our collections database.
- Wiggins, I.L. Porter, D.M. (1971) Flora of the Galapagos Islands Standford University Press, Stanford.
- Porter, D.M. (1983) Vascular Plants of the Galapagos: Origins and Dispersal. In: Bowman, R.I., Berson, M. & Leviton, A.E. (eds.): Patterns of evolution in Galápagos organisms. Pacific Division, AAAS, San Francisco, California, p. 33-96.
- Adsersen, H. (1989) The Rare Plants of the Galapagos Islands, Ecuador and their Conservation. Biol. Conservation 47(1): 49-77.
- Lawesson, J.E. Adsersen, H. & Bentley, P. (1987) An updated and annotated check list of the vascular plants of the Galapagos islands. Rept. Bot. Inst., Univ. Aarhus 16: 1-74.
- 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.
- Tropicos.org. (2017) Database of Missouri Botanical Garden. Tropicos.org. Missouri Botanical Garden. 06 Oct 2017 <http://www.tropicos.org
- Morton, C.V. (1957) Ferns of the Galápagos Islands. Leafl. West. Bot. 8(8): 188-195.
- 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
- Moran, R. (2016) Bolbitis occidentalis (Dryopteridaceae), a new species from the western side of the Andes of Ecuador Brittonia, The New York Botanical Garden Press, Bronx. 1-7.
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"Galapagos Species Database, Elaphoglossum glossophyllum", dataZone. Charles Darwin Foundation, https://datazone.darwinfoundation.org/en/checklist/?species=57. Accessed 25 February 2025.