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Taxon:  Sticherus palmatus (J. H. Schaffn. ex Underw.) Copel.



Summary
Genus:
Sticherus
Family:
Gleicheniaceae
Nomen number:
412462
Place of publication:
Ann. Cryptog. Phytopathol. 5:28. 1947 (Gen. fil.)
Comment:
Taxonomic but not nomenclatural synonym of Mertensia palmata J. H. Schaffn. ex E. Fourn.
Verified:
02/03/1999 ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
0 (0  active, 0  available) in National Plant Germplasm System. 
Other conspecific taxa
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Basionym
Dicranopteris palmata J. H. Schaffn. ex Underw.

Heterotypic Synonym(s)
Gleichenia palmata (W. Schaffn. ex E. Fourn.) C. Chr.
Mertensia palmata W. Schaffn. ex E. Fourn.
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Reference(s)
  1. Breedlove, D. E., ed. 1981-. Flora of Chiapas.
  2. Davidse, G. et al., eds. 1994. Flora mesoamericana.
  3. Mickel, J. T. & A. R. Smith. 2004. The pteridophytes of Mexico. Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 88:1-1054.
  4. Proctor, G. R. 1985. Ferns of Jamaica. A guide to the pteridophytes British Museum (Natural History), London, United Kingdom. Note: = Gleichenia palmata (W. Schaffn. ex E. Fourn) C. Chr.
  5. Stolze, R. G. et al. 1976, 1981. Ferns and fern allies of Guatemala. Fieldiana, Bot. 39:1-130; n.s., 6:1-522. Note: = Gleichenia palmata (W. Schaffn. ex E. Fourn) C. Chr.
Common names
Distribution
order_codeStatusContinentSubcontinentCountryStateNote
1NativeNorthern AmericaSouthern MexicoMexicoChiapas 
1NativeNorthern AmericaSouthern MexicoMexicoHidalgo 
1NativeNorthern AmericaSouthern MexicoMexicoOaxaca 
1NativeNorthern AmericaSouthern MexicoMexicoPuebla 
1NativeNorthern AmericaSouthern MexicoMexicoVeracruz de Ignacio de la Llave 
1NativeSouthern AmericaCaribbeanCuba  
1NativeSouthern AmericaCaribbeanJamaica  
1NativeSouthern AmericaCentral AmericaBelize  
1NativeSouthern AmericaCentral AmericaCosta Rica  
1NativeSouthern AmericaCentral AmericaEl Salvador  
1NativeSouthern AmericaCentral AmericaGuatemala  
1NativeSouthern AmericaCentral AmericaHonduras  
1NativeSouthern AmericaCentral AmericaNicaragua  
Native
Northern America
  • SOUTHERN MEXICO: Mexico [Chiapas, Hidalgo, Oaxaca, Puebla, Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave]
Southern America
  • CARIBBEAN: Cuba, Jamaica
  • CENTRAL AMERICA: Belize, Costa Rica, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, El Salvador
Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2025. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://grip.mawarid.gov.om/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=412462. Accessed 24 May 2025.