Galapagos Species Database

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

Pellaea sagittata (Cav.) Link

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Taxonomy

Domain
Eukaryota

Kingdom
Plantae

Phylum
Pteridophyta

Class
Pteridopsida

Order
Pteridales

Family
Pteridaceae

Genus
Pellaea

Species
sagittata

Taxon category: Accepted

Syn.: Pteris sagittata

Origin: Native

Distribution

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

References

  • Wiggins, I.L. Porter, D.M. (1971) Flora of the Galapagos Islands Standford University Press, Stanford.
  • 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.

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"Galapagos Species Database, Pellaea sagittata", dataZone. Charles Darwin Foundation, https://datazone.darwinfoundation.org/en/checklist/?species=72. Accessed 12 May 2025.