island goldback fern
Pityrogramma chrysophylla (Sw.) Link
Pityrogramma chrysophylla (Sw.) Link is a fern species in the family Pteridaceae, commonly known as the island goldback fern. It was first described in 1833 and is native to several island regions across the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans.
Description
Pityrogramma chrysophylla is a member of the Pteridaceae family and is distributed across multiple island groups, including the Açores, Azores, Haiti, Leeward Is., Lesser Sunda Is., Puerto Rico, Samoa, Tonga, Venezuela, and Windward Is. This species is known by the common name island goldback fern in English. Its range is primarily restricted to tropical and subtropical islands, where it likely grows in moist, shaded environments typical of fern habitats. The species was first published in 1833 under its current scientific name.
Other common names
island goldback fern
Distribution
Açores · Azores · Haiti · Leeward Is. · Lesser Sunda Is. · Puerto Rico · Samoa · Tonga · Venezuela · Windward Is.
Synonyms
Ceropteris chrysophyllaCeropteris herminieriCeropteris intermediaCeropteris lherminieriGymnogramma alstoniiGymnogramma brackenridgeiGymnogramma chrysophyllumGymnogramma cordreyiGymnogramma fariniferaGymnogramma heyderiGymnogramma laucheanaGymnogramma lherminieriGymnogramma parsonsiiGymnogramma spectabilisPityrogramma brackenridgeiPityrogramma caribaeaPityrogramma montserratensisAcrostichum chrysophyllumPityrogramma martinicensisAcrostichum aculeatumGymnogramma calomelanos var. chrysophyllaPityrogramma calomelanos var. chrysophyllaPityrogramma caribaea var. imrayanaPityrogramma chrysophylla var. divulgataPityrogramma chrysophylla var. dominicensisPityrogramma chrysophylla var. plumerianaCeropteris calomelanos var. chrysophyllaGymnogramma chrysophylla var. laucheanaCeropteris lherminieriCeropteris lherminieri
