Polypodium scutulatum
Encyclopedia
Polypodium scutulatum is a species of fern
in the Polypodiaceae
family. It is endemic to Ecuador
. It is threatened by habitat loss.
Fern
A fern is any one of a group of about 12,000 species of plants belonging to the botanical group known as Pteridophyta. Unlike mosses, they have xylem and phloem . They have stems, leaves, and roots like other vascular plants...
in the Polypodiaceae
Polypodiaceae
Polypodiaceae is a family of polypod ferns, which includes more than 60 genera divided into several tribes and containing around 1,000 species. Nearly all are epiphytes, but some are terrestrial.-Description:...
family. It is endemic to Ecuador
Ecuador
Ecuador , officially the Republic of Ecuador is a representative democratic republic in South America, bordered by Colombia on the north, Peru on the east and south, and by the Pacific Ocean to the west. It is one of only two countries in South America, along with Chile, that do not have a border...
. It is threatened by habitat loss.
Source
- Navarrete, H. & Pitman, N. 2003. Polypodium scutulatum. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 23 August 2007.