''Pleopeltis murorum'' is a species of

fern A fern (Polypodiopsida or Polypodiophyta ) is a member of a group of vascular plants (plants with xylem and phloem) that reproduce via spores and have neither seeds nor flowers. The polypodiophytes include all living pteridophytes except t ...

in the family

Polypodiaceae Polypodiaceae is a family of ferns. In the Pteridophyte Phylogeny Group classification of 2016 (PPG I), the family includes around 65 genera and an estimated 1,650 species and is placed in the order Polypodiales, suborder Polypodiineae. A broader ...

. It is native to parts of Central and

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(Costa Rica, Hispaniola, Colombia, Venezuela and Ecuador). Under the

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''Polypodium mixtum'', it was regarded as

endemic Endemism is the state of a species being found in a single defined geographic location, such as an island, state, nation, country or other defined zone; organisms that are indigenous to a place are not endemic to it if they are also found elsew ...

to Ecuador and threatened by

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References

Polypodiaceae Flora of Colombia Flora of Costa Rica Flora of Ecuador Flora of Haiti Flora of the Dominican Republic Flora of Venezuela Taxonomy articles created by Polbot Taxobox binomials not recognized by IUCN Flora without expected TNC conservation status {{Polypodiaceae-stub