Family: Polypodiaceae
Group: Pteridophyte
Substrate:
Epiphyte
Habit:
Herb
Perennation:
Perennial
Native Range: South Florida, the West Indies, Mexico, Central America and northern South America.
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
Map of select IRC data for peninsular Florida
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.
FLORIDA KEYS Occurrence:
Presumed Extirpated
FLORIDA KEYS Native Status:
Presumed Extirpated
IRC FLORIDA KEYS Status:
Presumed Extirpated
Map of select IRC data for the Florida Keys
Florida Keys History and Distribution: Reported in 1931 by John Kunkel Small for hammocks in the upper Keys. Last collected in 1960 on Key Largo. For more information, see IRC's
species account.
