Hymenophyllum cristatum — The Life Data

Plantae/Tracheophyta/Polypodiopsida/Hymenophyllales/Hymenophyllaceae/Hymenophyllum

At a glance

Occurrence records34

Data sources5

Biological traits8

DNA specimens0

eDNA detections0

Sources5 archives

Databases and archives Hymenophyllum cristatum's data was compiled from.

WikipediaWikimedia Foundation3 languages↗

BioWikiNetmultilingual Wikipediamultilingual↗

GBIFGlobal Biodiversity Information Facility34 records↗

Open Tree of LifeOpenTreephylogeny backbone↗

WikidataWikimedia Foundationstructured facts↗

On this page3 sections

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NarrativeWikipediaarticle

Traits & measurements3 literature sources8 traits

Occurrence & distributionGBIF34 records

01Narrative

Hymenophyllum cristatum is a species of fern in the family Hymenophyllaceae. It is endemic to Ecuador. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist montane forests and subtropical or tropical high-altitude grassland. It is threatened by habitat loss.

No narrative description available for this taxon yet.

02Traits & measurements

SourcesWCVPGIFTTRY

Life cycle & reproduction1

Life formepiphyte

Diet & foraging1

Parasiteindependent

Habitat & environment6

Aquaticterrestrial

Climberself-supporting

Elevation mean3 100 m

Epiphyteobligatory

Growth formherb

Woodinessnon-woody

08Occurrence & distribution

Record type34 records

Wild obs. + sensor1

Museum / vouchered33

Range

Area of Occupancy AOO60 km²

Wildobservation + sensor

Human sightings and records, or camera-trap / sensor detections — someone (or a device) saw or captured the species in the wild.

Coordinate accuracy

no georeferenced coordinates · 1 records without

Open the mapobservation + sensor1

Museum / Voucheredphysical evidence

Backed by a physical specimen — a herbarium sheet, sample or voucher held in a collection. “Vouchered” means supported by material evidence, not just an observation.

Coordinate accuracy

no georeferenced coordinates · 33 records without

Open the institutions mapphysical evidence33

Wildobservation + sensor

Human sightings and records, or camera-trap / sensor detections — someone (or a device) saw or captured the species in the wild.

10Collections & institutions

Holding institutions8 of 12 geolocated

Institutions and collections holding physical, vouchered specimens of this species — click a row to fly to it on the map.

Institution	Specimens
Saint Louis, US	8
QCNElocation not on record	5
Chicago, US	4
University of Stellenboschlocation not on record	4
CUVClocation not on record	3
Bronx, US	2
Calabar, NG	2
Dresden, DE	1
South Kensington, GB	1
La Paz, BO	1
Herbario Selva Central Oxapampa - estación biológica del Jardín Botánico de Missourilocation not on record	1
Burlington, US	1

12 institutions · 33 of 33 vouchered records shown