Family: Polypodiaceae
Group: Pteridophyte
Substrate:
Epiphyte
Habit:
Herb
Perennation:
Perennial
Native Range: South Florida, the West Indies, Mexico, Central America and northern South America.
Map of select IRC data for peninsular Florida
NatureServe Global Status:
Apparently Secure
State of Florida Status:
Endangered
Florida Natural Areas Inventory State Status:
Critically Imperiled
IRC SOUTH FLORIDA Status:
Presumed Extirpated or Extinct in the Wild
SOUTH FLORIDA Occurrence:
Present
SOUTH FLORIDA Native Status:
Native
South Florida History and Distribution: Ranked as presumed extirpated in Rare Plants of South Florida (
Gann et al. 2002; pp 88-89) based on collections in 1881 and 1960 from Old Rhodes Key and North Key Largo in the northern Florida Keys. No new records are known.
SOUTH FLORIDA Cultivated Status:
Cultivated
Synonyms: Neurodium lanceolatum (L.) Fée,
Paltonium lanceolatum.
Nevrodium lanceolatum is an orthographic variant.
