Galapagos Species Database

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

Elaphoglossum tenuiculum (Fée) T. Moore ex C. Chr.

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Elaphoglossum tenuiculum (Fée) T. Moore ex C. Chr. Photo: Joseph Weirich, CDF, 2012.
Elaphoglossum tenuiculum (Fée) T. Moore ex C. Chr. Photo: Joseph Weirich, CDF, 2012.

Taxonomy

Domain
Eukaryota

Kingdom
Plantae

Phylum
Pteridophyta

Class
Pteridopsida

Order
Dryopteridales

Family
Dryopteridaceae

Genus
Elaphoglossum

Species
tenuiculum

Taxon category: Accepted

Syn.: Acrostichum tenuiculum Fée

Origin: Native

Distribution

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

References

  • Adsersen, H. (1989) The Rare Plants of the Galapagos Islands, Ecuador and their Conservation. Biol. Conservation 47(1): 49-77.
  • Davidse, G. Sousa, M. S. & Knapp, S. (1995) Psilotaceae a Salviniaceae. Fl. Mesoamer. 1: i–xxi, 1–470.
  • Jørgensen, P.M. Nee, M. & Beck, S. G. (2010) Catálogo de las plantas vasculares de Bolivia. Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard.
  • Mickel, J.T. Smith, A.R. (2004) The Pteridophytes of Mexico. Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 88: 1–1054.
  • 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.
  • Wiggins, I.L. Porter, D.M. (1971) Flora of the Galapagos Islands Standford University Press, Stanford.

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"Galapagos Species Database, Elaphoglossum tenuiculum", dataZone. Charles Darwin Foundation, https://datazone.darwinfoundation.org/en/checklist/?species=59. Accessed 31 October 2026.