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Microgramma vacciniifolia; photograph Alex Popovkin, Bahia, Brazil, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons CC BYAlex Popovkin, Bahia, Brazil, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Microgramma vacciniifolia (Langsd. & Fisch.) Copel.

Polypodiaceae · Jamaica, Trinidad-Tobago +13 · listed by its family as a fern or moss

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Cultivation

Grouped as a fern or moss, listed under the family Polypodiaceae in the archetype table, and Kew describes it as “epiphyte”.

Nothing derived: no habitat climate for this species.
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Group. Listed under the family Polypodiaceae in the archetype table, and Kew describes it as “epiphyte”. A group is taken only where Kew's description of the species agrees with the table's listing. The table gives no figure and no prose; the cold floor is the habitat's alone.

Climate across the habitat

No habitat climate can be derived: Only 2 distinct land cells of the climate grid hold an in-range record placed to within 10 km; three are needed for an envelope. 9 of the 11 in-range records are placed to worse than 10 km, or to no stated accuracy and fewer than three decimals or by something other than a person's observation, and cannot place a climate cell, though they count for the map and its marker.

Natural habitat

Native range as published by WCVP.
Openly licensed records inside the range, framed on where they fall.

This species has no GBIF key of its own. Its records are GBIF's under the keys of the names Kew's World Checklist holds as this plant: 4026120 (Anapeltis vacciniifolia (Langsd. & Fisch.) J.Sm., 0 records), 4026213 (Lepicystis vacciniifolia (Langsd. & Fisch.) Diels, 0 records), 4028616 (Goniophlebium vacciniifolium (Langsd. & Fisch.) J.Sm., 0 records), 5275003 (Polypodium vacciniifolium Langsd. & Fisch., 11 records), 5647905 (Craspedaria vacciniifolia (Langsd. & Fisch.) Link, 8 records), 5648461 (Marginaria vacciniifolia (Langsd. & Fisch.) C.Presl, 0 records), 5649981 (Lopholepis vacciniifolia (Langsd. & Fisch.) J.Sm., 0 records), 8073153 (Goniophlebium vacciniifolium (Langsd. & Fisch.) J.Sm. ex Hook., 0 records). No name was matched to GBIF; the keys are read from Kew's synonymy. How.

NativeJamaica, Trinidad-Tobago, Venezuelan Antilles, Venezuela, Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Brazil West-Central, Brazil Northeast, Brazil Southeast, Brazil South, Argentina Northeast, Paraguay, Uruguay · regions are the level-3 units of the World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, as Kew's World Checklist records ranges, some under historical names such as Yugoslavia or Czechoslovakia (how).
Kew's description“epiphyte” · quoted from WCVP, RBG Kew (CC BY 4.0); not derived here
Evidence usedThe map marker rests on all 11 georeferenced records inside the native range; the map shows only the 4 openly licensed ones, which alone would put the marker 4270 km away. 3 records outside the WCVP native range not used. Under a dozen records behind the map. No climate across the range is derived for this species. 9 in-range records are placed to worse than 10 km, or with no stated accuracy (admitted only as a person's observation to three decimals), and stay on the map but off the climate.
Other GBIF keysRecords also from GBIF's key 4026120 (Anapeltis vacciniifolia (Langsd. & Fisch.) J.Sm.): Kew's file holds it as Anapeltis vacciniifolia (Langsd. & Fisch.) J.Sm. (synonym under Microgramma vacciniifolia (Langsd. & Fisch.) Copel.); 0 records, from GBIF's search API on the day of the build.Records also from GBIF's key 4026213 (Lepicystis vacciniifolia (Langsd. & Fisch.) Diels): Kew's file holds it as Lepicystis vacciniifolia (Langsd. & Fisch.) Diels (synonym under Microgramma vacciniifolia (Langsd. & Fisch.) Copel.); 0 records, from GBIF's search API on the day of the build.Records also from GBIF's key 4028616 (Goniophlebium vacciniifolium (Langsd. & Fisch.) J.Sm.): Kew's file holds it as Goniophlebium vacciniifolium (Langsd. & Fisch.) J.Sm. (synonym under Microgramma vacciniifolia (Langsd. & Fisch.) Copel.); 0 records, from GBIF's search API on the day of the build.Records also from GBIF's key 5275003 (Polypodium vacciniifolium Langsd. & Fisch.): Kew's file holds it as Polypodium vacciniifolium Langsd. & Fisch. (synonym under Microgramma vacciniifolia (Langsd. & Fisch.) Copel.); 11 records, from GBIF's download.Records also from GBIF's key 5647905 (Craspedaria vacciniifolia (Langsd. & Fisch.) Link): Kew's file holds it as Craspedaria vacciniifolia (Langsd. & Fisch.) Link (synonym under Microgramma vacciniifolia (Langsd. & Fisch.) Copel.); 8 records, from GBIF's download.Records also from GBIF's key 5648461 (Marginaria vacciniifolia (Langsd. & Fisch.) C.Presl): Kew's file holds it as Marginaria vacciniifolia (Langsd. & Fisch.) C.Presl (synonym under Microgramma vacciniifolia (Langsd. & Fisch.) Copel.); 0 records, from GBIF's search API on the day of the build.Records also from GBIF's key 5649981 (Lopholepis vacciniifolia (Langsd. & Fisch.) J.Sm.): Kew's file holds it as Lopholepis vacciniifolia (Langsd. & Fisch.) J.Sm. (synonym under Microgramma vacciniifolia (Langsd. & Fisch.) Copel.); 0 records, from GBIF's search API on the day of the build.Records also from GBIF's key 8073153 (Goniophlebium vacciniifolium (Langsd. & Fisch.) J.Sm. ex Hook.): Kew's file holds it as Goniophlebium vacciniifolium (Langsd. & Fisch.) J.Sm. (synonym under Microgramma vacciniifolia (Langsd. & Fisch.) Copel.); 0 records, from GBIF's search API on the day of the build.

Photographs

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Photographs: Alex Popovkin, Bahia, Brazil, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (4); Dick Culbert from Gibsons, B.C., Canada, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons.

Other Microgramma 8 in the reference

Microgramma heterophylla Microgramma heterophylla Clinging snakefern Photo: CC BY-SA, Kurt MillerMicrogramma lycopodioides Microgramma lycopodioides Clubmoss snakefern Photo: CC BY, portioidMicrogramma mortoniana Microgramma mortoniana Polypodiaceae Photo: CC0, author not statedMicrogramma percussa Microgramma percussa Polypodiaceae Photo: CC BY, Thomaz de Carvalho CalladoMicrogramma piloselloides Microgramma piloselloides Hairy snakefern Photo: CC BY, Matteo BellucciMicrogramma reptans Microgramma reptans Polypodiaceae Photo: CC BY-SA, KATELL UGUENMicrogramma squamulosa Microgramma squamulosa Polypodiaceae Photo: CC BY, Paulo NogueiraMicrogramma tecta Microgramma tecta Polypodiaceae Photo: CC BY, Alan Rockefeller

Names & registers

Also known as Polypodium vacciniifolium f. incisofimbriata; Anapeltis vacciniifolia; Craspedaria cordifolia; Craspedaria vacciniifolia; Goniophlebium cardiophyllum and 11 more. (WCVP, RBG Kew)

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The record

Family
Polypodiaceae
Described by
(Langsd. & Fisch.) Copel.
Native to
Jamaica, Trinidad-Tobago, Venezuelan Antilles +12
Wild records
11 in range · 4 open

Every figure here is derived from public data by a stated rule and names its source; nothing about this species is written for its page by a person or by AI, apart from the marked, credited quotations. How →

Where this page came from built 2026-10-22
Kew's names (WCVP) kew.names answeredas of 2026-06-04Kew's entry Microgramma vacciniifolia (Langsd. & Fisch.) Copel. (plant_name_id 3154699), read from Kew's names file
GBIF species record gbif.species not askedGBIF's backbone holds no one accepted species of this name, and a name it holds only as another species' synonym is not taken for this one, so GBIF's records were not asked
GBIF synonyms gbif.synonyms not askedGBIF's backbone holds no one accepted species of this name, and a name it holds only as another species' synonym is not taken for this one, so GBIF's records were not asked
GBIF common names gbif.vernacular not askedGBIF's backbone holds no one accepted species of this name, and a name it holds only as another species' synonym is not taken for this one, so GBIF's records were not asked
WCVP native range wcvp.distribution answeredas of 2026-06-04
GBIF occurrence records gbif.occurrences answeredasked 2026-10-22this species has no GBIF key of its own; its records are read under GBIF's keys for the names Kew's file holds as this plant, never by a name matched; GBIF occurrence download https://doi.org/10.15468/dl.hbdw64, of 2026-10-21; 0 records of GBIF's key 4026120, Anapeltis vacciniifolia (Langsd. & Fisch.) J.Sm. (Kew's file holds it as Anapeltis vacciniifolia (Langsd. & Fisch.) J.Sm. (synonym under Microgramma vacciniifolia (Langsd. & Fisch.) Copel.)): GBIF occurrence search API; 0 records of GBIF's key 4026213, Lepicystis vacciniifolia (Langsd. & Fisch.) Diels (Kew's file holds it as Lepicystis vacciniifolia (Langsd. & Fisch.) Diels (synonym under Microgramma vacciniifolia (Langsd. & Fisch.) Copel.)): GBIF occurrence search API; 0 records of GBIF's key 4028616, Goniophlebium vacciniifolium (Langsd. & Fisch.) J.Sm. (Kew's file holds it as Goniophlebium vacciniifolium (Langsd. & Fisch.) J.Sm. (synonym under Microgramma vacciniifolia (Langsd. & Fisch.) Copel.)): GBIF occurrence search API; 11 records of GBIF's key 5275003, Polypodium vacciniifolium Langsd. & Fisch. (Kew's file holds it as Polypodium vacciniifolium Langsd. & Fisch. (synonym under Microgramma vacciniifolia (Langsd. & Fisch.) Copel.)): the GBIF download; 8 records of GBIF's key 5647905, Craspedaria vacciniifolia (Langsd. & Fisch.) Link (Kew's file holds it as Craspedaria vacciniifolia (Langsd. & Fisch.) Link (synonym under Microgramma vacciniifolia (Langsd. & Fisch.) Copel.)): the GBIF download; 0 records of GBIF's key 5648461, Marginaria vacciniifolia (Langsd. & Fisch.) C.Presl (Kew's file holds it as Marginaria vacciniifolia (Langsd. & Fisch.) C.Presl (synonym under Microgramma vacciniifolia (Langsd. & Fisch.) Copel.)): GBIF occurrence search API; 0 records of GBIF's key 5649981, Lopholepis vacciniifolia (Langsd. & Fisch.) J.Sm. (Kew's file holds it as Lopholepis vacciniifolia (Langsd. & Fisch.) J.Sm. (synonym under Microgramma vacciniifolia (Langsd. & Fisch.) Copel.)): GBIF occurrence search API; 0 records of GBIF's key 8073153, Goniophlebium vacciniifolium (Langsd. & Fisch.) J.Sm. ex Hook. (Kew's file holds it as Goniophlebium vacciniifolium (Langsd. & Fisch.) J.Sm. (synonym under Microgramma vacciniifolia (Langsd. & Fisch.) Copel.)): GBIF occurrence search API
Habitat climate climate nothing to reportasked 2026-10-22only 2 distinct land cells of the climate grid hold an in-range record placed to within 10 km; three are needed for an envelope
Wikidata wikidata not taken: two items answeredasked 2026-10-22not taken: two items carry Kew's IPNI identifier 17406250-1, POWO 17406250-1 (Q15338114, Q17196030)
Wikipedia wikipedia nothing to reportasked 2026-10-22
iNaturalist taxon inat.taxon not asked
iNaturalist photographs, wild inat.photos.wild not asked
iNaturalist photographs, cultivated inat.photos.cultivated not asked
GBIF media gbif.media not askedGBIF's backbone holds no one accepted species of this name, and a name it holds only as another species' synonym is not taken for this one, so GBIF's records were not asked
Wikimedia Commons commons answeredasked 2026-10-22
OpenAlex papers openalex not askednot yet asked for this reference; a later fill takes the papers from OpenAlex's snapshot

Every source is recorded as having answered, reported nothing, refused, failed, not been asked, or answered twice where one answer is taken (“not taken: two items answered”), and, for a source asked when this page was built, when: the figures are as the source held them that day; a source read from a file (Kew's World Checklist, a GBIF download) says "as of" the file's day instead; a row carried from an earlier build of the page names that build instead. Only “nothing to report” is ever shown as an absence. Records came from 8 datasets via GBIF.org; each carries its own licence.

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