Tectaria chimborazensis

Tectaria chimborazensis
Conservation status
Data Deficient  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Division:	Polypodiophyta
Class:	Polypodiopsida
Order:	Polypodiales
Suborder:	Polypodiineae
Family:	Tectariaceae
Genus:	Tectaria
Species:	T. chimborazensis
Binomial name
Tectaria chimborazensis (C.Chr.) C.Chr.
Synonyms
Aspidium chimborazense C.Chr. Aspidium elatum J.Sm. Dryopteris elata Kuntze Nephrodium elatum Baker

Tectaria chimborazensis is a species of fern in the family Tectariaceae. It is endemic to Ecuador.^[2]

Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests. It is threatened by habitat loss.

References

1. Navarrete, H.; Pitman, N. (2003). "Tectaria chimborazensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2003: e.T43683A10815726. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2003.RLTS.T43683A10815726.en. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
2. "Tectaria chimborazensis C.Chr. | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 2021-11-29.