Flolape

cow-tongue fern

Campyloneurum phyllitidis (L.) C.Presl
cow-tongue fern
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Campyloneurum phyllitidis (L.) C.Presl is a fern species in the family Polypodiaceae. It is also known as cow-tongue fern. It is native to regions in South and Central America, including parts of Colombia, Brazil, and the Caribbean.

Description

Campyloneurum phyllitidis is a member of the Polypodiaceae family and is found in various locations across South and Central America. Its distribution includes Amazonas, Antioquia, and other regions in Colombia, as well as parts of Brazil, the Caribbean, and Central America. The species was first described in 1836.

Other common names

cow-tongue fernribbon fernstrap fernLong Strapfern

Distribution

Amazonas, Antioquia, Boyacá. Caquetá, Cauca, Chocó, Cundinamarca, Guainía, Huila, La Guajira, Magdalena, Meta, Santander, Tolima, Valle del Cauca · BR · Subregiones: Cordillera central, Norte · Parque Nacional Natural Selva de Florencia | Parque Nacional Natural Puracé | Parque Nacional Natural Cueva de los Guácharos | Parque Nacional Natural Macuira | Parque Nacional Natural Tayrona | Parque Nacional Natural Sierra de la Macarena | Parque Nacio · Barrancabermeja | California | Puerto Parra | Tona | Vetas · Amazonas, Antioquia, Boyacá, Caldas, Caquetá, Cauca, Cesar, Chocó, Córdoba, Cundinamarca, La Guajira, Huila, Magdalena, Meta, Nariño, Norte de Santander, Tolima, Valle, Vaupés, Vichada · Jardín Botánico de Bogotá · Bahamas · Belize · Bolivia · Brazil North · Brazil West-Central · Cayman Is. · Central American Pac · Colombia · Costa Rica · Cuba · Dominican Republic · Ecuador · El Salvador · Florida · French Guiana · Galápagos · Guatemala · Guyana · Haiti · Honduras · Jamaica · Leeward Is. · Mexico Central

Synonyms

Campyloneurum sieberianumCampyloneurum undulatumPolypodium simplicifoliumPolypodium phyllitidisCyrtophlebium phyllitidisPolypodium comosumPolypodium phyllitidis var. linnaeanumPolypodium phyllitidis var. elongatumCampyloneurum moritzianumPolypodium parallelinervePolypodium gladiatumPolypodium laevigatum var. rigidumPolypodium phyllitidis var. swartzianumPolypodium repens

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