Hymenophyllum contractile

Hymenophyllum contractile is a species of fern in the family Hymenophyllaceae. It is endemic to Ecuador. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical moist montane forests. It is threatened by habitat loss.

Hymenophyllum contractile

Critically Endangered  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Class: Polypodiopsida
Order: Hymenophyllales
Family: Hymenophyllaceae
Genus: Hymenophyllum
Species:
H. contractile
Binomial name
Hymenophyllum contractile
Sodiro

References

  1. Navarrete, H. & Pitman, N. 2003. Hymenophyllum contractile. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 22 August 2007.


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