Overview
Distribution
Physical Description
Type Information
Collection: Smithsonian Institution, National Museum of Natural History, Department of Botany
Verification Degree: Original publication and alleged type specimen examined
Preparation: Pressed specimen
Collector(s): G. R. Proctor
Year Collected: 1985
Locality: Cordillera central, Monte Guilarte State Forest, summit area of La Silla de Calderon., Greater Antilles, Adjuntas, Puerto Rico, West Indies
Elevation (m): 1120 to 1150
- Holotype: Proctor, G. R. 1989. Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 53: 273.
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Conservation
Conservation Status
Status: Endangered
Date Listed: 06/09/1993
Lead Region: Southeast Region (Region 4)
Where Listed:
Population detail:
Listing status: E
For most current information and documents related to the conservation status and management of Polystichum calderonense, see its USFWS Species Profile
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Wikipedia
Polystichum calderonense
Polystichum calderonense is a rare species of fern known by the common name Monte Guilarte hollyfern. It is endemic to Puerto Rico, where it occurs in the Peñuelas and Guilarte Commonwealth Forests. There are only 57 individual plants remaining.[1] It is a federally listed endangered species of the United States.
This evergreen terrestrial fern grows in mountains of volcanic origin. It is known from only two locations, one in a forest which is privately owned and another on public land that may be vulnerable to inadequate forest management practices.[1]
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