Family: Polypodiaceae
Group: Pteridophyte
Perennation:
Perennial
Habit:
Herb
Substrate:
Epiphyte
Native Status:
Native
Native Range:
Endemic to the West Indies (Bahamas, Greater Antilles).
Map of Locations [currently Florida only]
History in the Bahamas:
Reported in 1920 by Britton & Millspaugh as an epiphyte on trees at Conch Sound, Andros. Reported by Correll & Correll (1982: 38) for rocks and trees in coppices in the northwestern Commonwealth (region 9); the specimen cited in the Flora is at NY, so it is not clear that this was ever observed by the Corrells. In 1991, Marie Selby Botanical Garden made a live collection at Conch Sound which is still extant.
Comments:
For an image of a specimen collected in the Dominican Republic, visit
TROPICOS.
Synonyms:
Polypodium squamatum.
