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Phlebodium aureum

(L.) J. Sm.

Golden Polypody

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G5SecureGlobal Rank

Identity

Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.136270

Element CodePPPOL05010

Record TypeSPECIES

ClassificationSpecies

Classification StatusStandard

Name CategoryVascular Plant

Endemicoccurs (regularly, as a native taxon) in multiple nations

KingdomPlantae

PhylumFilicinophyta

ClassFilicopsida

OrderFilicales

FamilyPolypodiaceae

GenusPhlebodium

Synonyms

Polypodium aureumL.

Other Common Names

golden polypody (EN)

Concept Reference

Kartesz, J.T. 1994. A synonymized checklist of the vascular flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland. 2nd edition. 2 vols. Timber Press, Portland, OR.

Taxonomic Comments

Assis et al. (2016) evaluate the monophyly of several Polypodiaceae genera, including Phlebodium. The generic placement of this taxon, in Phlebodium, is in accordance with the Pteridophyte Phylogeny Group I (2016).

Conservation Status

Review Date1994-03-22

Change Date1994-03-22

Edition Date1991-03-06

Edition AuthorsBroaddus, Lynn, rev. J. Beckman (5/96)

Rank Reasons

Found in Georgia and Florida. Common throughout Greater and Lesser Antilles (except Puerto Rico), Bahamas, Trinidad, Guadaloupe, and continental tropical America.

Range Extent Comments

Naturalized in Hawaii from tropical America (Valier 1995).

Ecology & Habitat

Habitat

Epiphytic, often on tree trunks. In the U.S., frequently occurs on Sabal palmetto (Lellinger, 1985).

Other Nations (1)

United StatesNNR

Province	Rank	Native
Georgia	S1	Yes
South Carolina	SNA	No
Florida	S4	Yes
Hawaii	SNA	No
Alabama	SNA	No

Plant Characteristics

Economic Value (Genus)No

Roadless Areas (1)

Florida (1)

Area	Forest	Acres
Alexander Springs Creek	Ocala National Forest	2,954

References (4)

Assis, F.C., Almeida, T.E., Russell, S.J., Schneider, H., and A. Salino. 2016. Molecular phylogeny and recircumscription of the fern genus <i>Pecluma</i> (Polypodiaceae–Polypodiopsida). Phytotaxa 247(4): 235-246.
Kartesz, J.T. 1994. A synonymized checklist of the vascular flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland. 2nd edition. 2 vols. Timber Press, Portland, OR.
Pteridophyte Phylogeny Group I. 2016. A Community-Derived Classification for Extant Lycophytes and Ferns. Journal of Systematics and Evolution 54(6): 563–603.
Valier, K. 1995. Ferns of Hawaii. University of Hawaii Press, Honolulu, HI.