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Ver. 24.10
October 9th, 2024

041.0000 Family Polypodiaceae J. & C.Presl; Delic. Prag. 159 (1822)
67 genera, ca. 1700 spp. Phylogeny: Wei & Zhang 2022
Species listed in database: 1735; hybrids: 46
= Platyceriaceae Ching; Acta Phytotax. Sin. 16(3): 18 (1978)
= Drynariaceae Ching; Acta Phytotax. Sin. 16: 1-37 (1978)
= Grammitidaceae Newman; Hist. Brit. Ferns: 7 (1840) (Grammitaceae auct., missp.)
= Gymnogrammitidaceae Ching; Acta Phytotax. Sin. 11: 12 (1966)
= Loxogrammaceae Ching ex Pic.Serm.; Webbia 29: 11 (1975)
= Platyceriaceae Ching; Sunyatsenia 5: ? (1940)
= Pleurosoriopsidaceae Sa.Kurata & Ikebe ex Ching; Acta Phytotax. Sin. 16(4): 17 (1978)
041.3401 Genus Microsorum Link; Hort. Berol. [Link] 2: 110 (1833) s. lat. (Microsorium, orth. var.)
Distribution: Paleotropical, extending to E-Australia and New Zealand, eastward to Pacific, west to trop. Africa (1). Inclusion of Phymatosorus is demonstrated by Testo et al. (2019) and (finally) accepted by Fraser-Jenkins & Kandel (2020).
Species listed in database: 42; hybrids: 2
= Campylogramma Alderw.; Bull. Jard. Bot. Buitenzorg, sér. 2, 23: 7 (1916)
= Diblemma J.Sm.; J. Bot. (Hooker) 3: 399 (1841)
= Kaulinia B.K.Nayar; Taxon 13: 67 (1964)
= Myuropteris C.Chr.; Dansk Bot. Ark. 6(3): 73 (1929) (fide Bosman 1998 in Fl. Malesiana II/3)
= Phymatosorus Pic.Serm.; Webbia 28: 457 (1973)
species :
Microsorum aichmophyllum (Alston) Fraser-Jenk.; Taxon. Revis. Indian Subcontinental Pteridophytes 71 (2008)
Distribution: Bangladesh; Myanmar (Kachin, etc.)
40 BAN 41 MYA
Remarks: not in India
Synonyms: hidden
= Polypodium aichmophyllum Alston; J. Bot. 77: 287 (1939)
= Polypodium lancifolium Alston; J. Bot. 74: 173 (1936) (non Alderw.)
species :
Microsorum alatum (Brack.) Copel.; Ann. Cryptog. Phytopathol. 5 [Gen. Fil.]: 196 (1947)
Distribution: Fiji (Viti Levu, Vanua Levu, Ovalau); ?[Western] Samoa
60 FIJ
Synonyms: hidden
= Drynaria alata Brack.; U.S. Expl. Exped., Filic. 16: 48, t. 6, f. 1 (1854)
= Microsorum wilkesii (C.Chr.) Ching; Bull. Fan Mem. Inst. Biol. Bot. 10: 239 (1941) (nom. illeg.)
= Phymatodes alata (Brack.) J.Sm.; Bonplandia (Hannover) 9: 261 (1861)
= Phymatosorus alatus (Brack.) Bosman; Leiden Bot. Ser. 14: 125 (1991)
= Pleopeltis alata (Brack.) T.Moore; Index Fil. [T. Moore] 344 (1862)
= Polypodium alatum (Brack.) Hook.; Sp. Fil. [W. J. Hooker] 5: 85 (1863) (non L. (1753), nom. illeg.)
= Polypodium wilkesii C.Chr.; Index Filic. 247 (1905), 574 (1906)
species :
Microsorum aurantiacum Noot.; Blumea 41: 17 (1996), 42: 315 (1997)
Distribution: New Guinea (Papua New Guinea)
42 NWG
species :
Microsorum australiense (F.M.Bailey) Bostock; Fl. Australia 48: 715 (1998)
Distribution: Australia (NE-Queensland)
50 AUS
Synonyms: hidden
= Microsorum superficiale var. australiense (F.M.Bailey) S.B.Andrews; Austrobaileya 1(1): 12 (1977)
= Microsorum punctatum f. lobatum (F.M.Bailey) Domin; Biblioth. Bot. 85: (1915)
= Polypodium irioides var. lobatum F.M.Bailey; Syn. Queensland Fl., Suppl: 1 (1886)
= Polypodium superficiale var. australiense F.M.Bailey; Queensland Bot. Bull. 4: 21, t. 4 (1891)
species :
Microsorum baithoense V.N.Tu; Bot. Zhurn. (Moscow & Leningrad) 64(12): 1770 (1979)
Distribution: Vietnam
41 VIE
Conservation Status: IUCN R
species :
Microsorum biseriatum (Bosman) Noot.; Blumea 42: 315 (1997)
Distribution: Bismarck Arch. (New Ireland); Solomon Isl. (Kolombangara, Malaita, Rendova, Santa Ysabel, Vella Lavella)
43 BIS SOL
Synonyms: hidden
= Phymatosorus biseriatus Bosman; Leiden Bot. Ser. 14: 127 (1991)
species :
Microsorum cinctum (Copel.) Copel.; Ann. Cryptog. Phytopathol. 5 [Gen. Fil.]: 196 (1947)
Distribution: New Guinea (Irian Jaya)
42 NWG
Synonyms: hidden
= Polypodium cinctum Copel.
= Microsorum cinctum Bosman; Leiden Bot. Ser. 14: 76, t. 12 (1991), nom. illeg., non Copel. (1947)
species :
Microsorum commutatum (Blume) Copel.; Ann. Cryptog. Phytopathol. 5 [Gen. Fil.]: 196 (1947)
Distribution: Sumatra; Borneo (Mt. Kinabalu, Sabah); Sulawesi; Palawan; Philippines; Java; Lesser Sunda Isl. (Timor); Moluccas (Seram, etc.); New Guinea (Irian Jaya, Papua New Guinea); Bismarck Arch. (New Ireland, Admiralty Isl.); Solomon Isl. (Bougainville, Guadalcanal, Kirakira Isl., Makira, New Georgia, Ranongga, Rennell, Santa Ysabel, Vangunu, Vella Lavella, Kolombangara, Malaita); Fiji (Viti Levu); American Samoa (Tutuila, Olosega, Ta´u); [Western] Samoa (Savai´i, ´Upolu); Cook Isl. (Rarotonga, Mangaia, Aitutaki, Ngaputoru Group); Marquesas Isl. (Nuku Hiva, Ua Pou, Hiva Oa, Tahuata); Society Isl. (Moorea); Austral Isl. (Rapa Iti, Raivavae, Rurutu, Tubuai); Pitcairn Isl.; Henderson Isl.
42 BOR JAW LSI MOL NWG PHI PLW SUL SUM 43 BIS SOL 60 ASA FIJ SAM 61 AUI COO HEN MRQ PIT SCI
Synonyms: hidden
= Colysis affinis (Blume) J.Sm.; Hist. Fil. 101 (1875)
= Drynaria adfinis (Blume) J.Sm.; J. Bot. (Hooker) 3: 398 (1841)
= Drynaria affinis (Blume) Fée; Mém. Foug. 5 (Gen. Filic.): 271 (1852)
= Drynaria sylvatica Brack.; U.S. Expl. Exped., Filic. 16: 343 (1854)
= Microsorum phanerophlebium (Copel.) Copel.; Ann. Cryptog. Phytopathol. 5 [Gen. Fil.]: 196 (1947)
= Microsorum sylvaticum (Brack.) Copel.; Ann. Cryptog. Phytopathol. 5 [Gen. Fil.]: 196 (1947)
= Microsorum vitiense (Baker) Copel.; Occas. Pap. Bernice P. Bishop Mus. 14: 73 (1938)
= Phymatodes blumei Ching; Bull. Fan Mem. Inst. Biol. Bot. 10: 239 (1941)
= Phymatodes commutata (Blume) Ching; Bull. Fan Mem. Inst. Biol. Bot. 10: 239 (1941)
= Phymatosorus commutatus (Blume) Pic.Serm.; Webbia 28: 459 (1973)
= Pleopeltis adfinis (Blume) T.Moore; Index Fil. [T. Moore] 344 (1862)
= Pleopeltis commutata (Blume) Alderw.; Bull. Dépt. Agric. Indes Néerl. 27: 9 (1909)
= Pleopeltis flaccida Alderw.; Bull. Dépt. Agric. Indes Néerl. 27: 9 (1909)
= Pleopeltis phanerophlebia (Copel.) Alderw.; Bull. Dépt. Agric. Indes Néerl. 27: 10 (1909)
= Pleopeltis sumatrana Alderw.; Bull. Dépt. Agric. Indes Néerl. 27: 8 (1909)
= Polypodium adfine Blume; Enum. Pl. Javae 2: 126 (1828)
= Polypodium affine Blume; Fl. Javae, Fil. 166, t. 69 (1829) (non G. Forst. (1786))
= Polypodium commutatum Blume; Enum. Pl. Javae 2: addend. (1828)
= Polypodium euryphyllum (J.Sm.) C.Chr.; Index Filic. 525 (1906)
= Polypodium euryphyllum var. hendersonianum E.D.Br.; Bull. Bernice P. Bishop Mus. 89 [Fl. S. E. Polynesia II]: 91 (1931)
= Polypodium euryphyllum var. marquesense E.D.Br.; Bull. Bernice P. Bishop Mus. 89 [Fl. S. E. Polynesia II]: 90 (1931)
= Polypodium euryphyllum var. rapense E.D.Br.; Bull. Bernice P. Bishop Mus. 89 [Fl. S. E. Polynesia II]: 91 (1931)
= Polypodium expansum Baker; J. Bot. 14: 12 (1876) (non Poir. (1804))
= Polypodium flaccidum Christ; Philipp. J. Sci. 2: 178 (1907)
= Polypodium phanerophlebium Copel.; Philipp. J. Sci. 1, Suppl. II: 163, t. 24 (1906)
= Polypodium polynesicum C.Chr.; Bull. Bernice P. Bishop Mus. 177: 116 (1943)
= Polypodium sumatranum Baker; Ann. Bot. (Oxford) 8: 131 (1894) (non Baker (1880))
= Polypodium sundense C.Chr.; Index Filic. 568 (1906)
= Polypodium sylvaticum (Brack.) Mett.; Novara Exp. Bot. 1: 215 (1870)
= Polypodium vitiense Baker; J. Bot. 17: 298 (1879)
species :
Microsorum congregatifolium (Alderw.) Holttum; Rev. Fl. Malaya 2: 178 (1955)
Distribution: peninsular Malaysia (Perak); N-Sumatra; Borneo (Mt. Kinabalu, Sabah, Sarawak); Philippines (Mindanao)
42 BOR MLY PHI SUM
Synonyms: hidden
= Microsorum congregatum (C.Chr.) Copel.; Ann. Cryptog. Phytopathol. 5 [Gen. Fil.]: 197 (1947) (nom. illeg.)
= Microsorum mindanense (Christ) Copel.; Ann. Cryptog. Phytopathol. 5 [Gen. Fil.]: 196 (1947)
= Pleopeltis congregatifolia Alderw.; Bull. Jard. Bot. Buitenzorg, sér. 3, 2: 166 (1920) (non Polypodium congregatifolium Alderw. (1924))
= Polypodium congregatum C.Chr.; Index Filic., Suppl. Tert.: 146 (1934) (non P. congregatifolium Alderw. (1924))
= Polypodium mindanense Christ; Bull. Herb. Boissier, sér. 2, 6: 994 (1906)
= Polypodium punctatum subsp. mindanense Christ; Bull. Herb. Boissier, sér. 2, 6: 994 (1906)
= Polypodium punctatum var. mindanense Alderw.; (1909)
species :
Microsorum cuspidatum (D.Don) Tagawa; H. Hara, Fl. E. Himal. 495 (1966)
subspecies :
subsp. cuspidatum
Distribution: China (Guangdong, Guangxi, Guizhou, Hainan, Sichuan, Yunnan); Tibet; Nepal; Bhutan; N-India (Arunachal Pradesh, Sikkim, Uttarakhand, Darjeeling); Bangladesh; Myanmar (Kachin, etc.); Thailand; Laos; Vietnam; peninsular Malaysia (Perak)
36 CHI TIB 40 BAN BHU IND NEP 41 LAO MYA THA VIE 42 MLY
Synonyms: hidden
= Drynaria leiorhiza (C.Presl) J.Sm.; J. Bot. (Hooker) 4: 61 (1841), nom. inval.
= Goniophlebium cuspidatum (D.Don) Bedd.; Ferns Brit. India t. 79 (1866), nom. illeg.
= Microsorum lucidum (Roxb. ex Griff.) Copel.; Ann. Cryptog. Phytopathol. 5 [Gen. Fil.]: 196 (1947)
= Phymatodes cuspidata (D.Don) J.Sm.; Cat. Cult. Ferns: 10 (1857)
= Phymatodes leiorhiza C.Presl; Tent. Pterid. 196 (1836), nomen
= Phymatodes lucida (Roxb. ex Griff.) Ching; Contr. Inst. Bot. Nat. Acad. Peiping 2: 61 (1933)
= Phymatosorus cuspidatus (D.Don) Pic.Serm.; Webbia 31(1): 249 (1977)
= Phymatosorus lucidus (Roxb. ex Griff.) Pic.Serm.; Webbia 28 459 (1973)
= Pleopeltis leiorhiza (Wall. ex Mett.) T.Moore; Index Fil. [T. Moore] 346 (1862)
= Polypodium cuspidatum D.Don; Prodr. Fl. Nepal. 2 (1825) (non C. Presl 1825)
= Polypodium leiorhizum Wall.; Numer. List no. 303 (1829), nomen
= Polypodium leiorhizum Wall. ex C.B.Clarke; Trans. Linn. Soc. London, Bot., ser. 2, 1: 367 (1880)
= Polypodium leiorhizum Wall. ex Mett.; Fil. Hort. Bot. Lips. 37, t. 25, f. 7 (1856)
= Polypodium lucidum Roxb.; Calcutta J. Nat. Hist. 4: 486 (1844), nom. illeg.
subspecies :
subsp. beddomei (S.R.Ghosh) Fraser-Jenk.; Annot. Checkl. Ind. Pterid. 3: 194 (2021)
Distribution: S-India
40 IND
Synonyms: hidden
= Microsorum beddomei (S.R.Ghosh) Mazumdar; Bull. Bot. Surv. India 61: 30 (2019)
= Phymatosorus beddomei S.R.Ghosh; J. Econ. Taxon. Bot. 6(2): 434 (1985) (fide Fraser-Jenkins 1997)
= Phymatosorus cuspidatus subsp. beddomei (S.R.Ghosh) Fraser-Jenk.; Taxon. Revis. Indian Subcontinental Pteridophytes 55 (2008)
species :
Microsorum egregium (Brause) Bosman; Leiden Bot. Ser. 14: 80 (1991)
Distribution: Moluccas (Halmaheira, Bacan); New Guinea (Papua New Guinea)
42 MOL NWG
Synonyms: hidden
= Polypodium egregium Brause; Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 56: 199 (1920)
species :
Microsorum glossophyllum (Copel.) Copel.; Ann. Cryptog. Phytopathol. 5 [Gen. Fil.]: 196 (1947)
Distribution: Solomon Isl. (Guadalcanal, Kirakira Isl., Kolombangara, Makira, Malaita, Ranongga, Rendova, Santa Ysabel, Vella Lavella)
43 SOL
Synonyms: hidden
= Pleopeltis glossophylla (Copel.) Alderw.; Malayan Ferns Fern Allies, Suppl. 383-406 (1917)
= Polypodium glossophyllum Copel.; Philipp. J. Sci. 9: 7 (1914)
species :
Microsorum griseorhizoma Gilli; Ann. Naturhist. Mus. Wien 81: 25 (1977 publ. 1978)
Distribution: New Guinea (Papua New Guinea)
42 NWG
Remarks: status unverified
species :
Microsorum grossum (Langsd. & Fisch.) S.B.Andrews; Ferns Queensland 280 (1990)
Distribution: China (Hainan); India [I]; Sri Lanka [I]; Vietnam; Borneo; Solomon Isl.; Australia (N-Western Australia, Northern Territory, E-Queensland); New Caledonia; Vanuatu; Rotuma Isl.; Tonga (Late Isl., Tongatapu, ´Eua, Nomuka, Lifuka, Kao, Vava´u, Tafahi); Niue; Fiji (Viti Levu, Vanua Levu, Fulaga, Gau, Kadavu, Koro, Taveuni, Ovalau); Wallis & Futuna (Alofi, ´Uvea, Futuna Isl., Wallis Isl.); American Samoa (Tutuila, Aunu´u, Ofu, Olosega, Ta´u, Manua Isl.); [Western] Samoa (Aleipata Isl., Savai´i, ´Upolu); Tuvalu (Funafuti, Nanumea, Nanumanga, Niutao, Nui Atoll, Vaitupu, Nukufetau, Nukulaelae, Niulakita); Tokelau (Nukunonu, Fakaofo, Atafu, Swains Isl.); Gilbert Isl. (Butaritari, Tarawa); Banaba [Ocean] Isl.; Nauru; N-Line Isl. (Palmyra, Washington, Fanning); S-Line Isl. (Caroline Atoll); Cook Isl. (Rarotonga, Penrhyn, Rakahanga, Manihiki, Pukapuka, Nassau, Suwarrow, Palmerston, Aitutaki, Ngaputoru Group, Manuae, Takutea, Mitiaro, Atiu, Mauke, Mangaia); Marquesas Isl. (Hatutaa, Eiao, Motu Iti, Nuku Hiva, Ua Huka, Ua Pou, Hiva Oa, Tahuata, Mohotani, Fatu Hiva); Society Isl. (Maupiti, Mopelia Atoll, Tetiaroa Atoll, Tupai, Tahiti, Bora Bora, Moorea); Gambier Isl. (Mangareva); Tuamotu Arch. (Rangiroa, Takapoto Atoll, Maturei, Timoe, Vahanga, Turua, Mengo Mengo, Niau, Makatea, Ahui, Aratika, Arutea, Manihi, Kauehi, Tahanea, Toau, Fakareva, Tuanake, Hiti, Takume, Raroia, Taeunga, Katiu, Raroia, Taiaro); Austral Isl. (Tubuai, Rurutu, Raivavae, Maria Rocks, Rimatara, Rapa Iti); Oeno Atoll; Henderson Isl.; Easter Isl.; Palau (Kayangel, Babeldaob, Koror, Ngaturel, Ulebsechel, Urukthapel, Ngeanges); Northern Marianas (Rota Isl., Saipan, Tinian, Maug, Asuncion, Agrigan, Pagan, Alamagan, Guguan, Sarigan, Anatahan); Guam; Fed. States of Micronesia (Sonsorol, Tobi, Yap, Ulithi, Fais, Eauripik, Woleai, Faraulep, Ifalik, Lamotrek, Satawal, Puluwat, Namonuito, Murilo, Nomwin, Truk, Moen, Dublon, Fefan, Romanum, Piis, Nama, Losap, Namoluk, Etal, Lukunor, Satawan, Nukuoro, Kapingamarangi, Ant, Pohnpei, Mokil, Pingelap, Kosrae); Marshall Isl.. (Ailinginae, Rongelap, Taka, Utirik, Ujelang, Ujae, Wotho, Lae, Kwajalein, Ailuk, Likiep, Aur, Ailinglapalap, Majuro, Arno, Jaluit, Ebon); Hawaii [I] (Kauai [I], Oahu [I], Molokai [I], Lanai [I], Kaho´olawe [I], Maui [I], Hawaii Isl. [I]); Virgin Isl. [I] (Tortola [I])
36 CHI 40 ind srl 41 VIE 42 BOR 43 SOL 50 AUS 60 ASA FIJ GIL NRU NUE NWC OCE ROT SAM TOK TON TUV VAN WAL 61 AUI COO EAS GBI HEN LIN MRQ PIT SCI TUA 62 GUM MIC MRN PLU 63 haw 81 vir
Remarks: confused widely with M. scolopendria, distribution therefore somewhat incomplete
Synonyms: hidden
= Drynaria grossa (Langsd. & Fisch.) Fée; Mém. Foug. 5 (Gen. Filic.): 270 (1852)
= Microsorum hainanense Noot.; Blumea 42(2): 325-327, pl. 3, f. 20-21 (1997)
= Phymatodes grossa (Langsd. & Fisch.) C.Presl; Tent. Pterid. 196 (1836)
= Phymatosorus grossus (Langsd. & Fisch.) Brownlie; Nova Hedwigia Beih. 55 (Pterid. Fl. Fiji): 385 (1977)
= Phymatosorus hainanensis (Noot.) S.G.Lu; Bull. Natl. Mus. Nat. Sci., Taichung 11: 147, f. 1. A-E (1998)
= Polypodium excavatum Roxb.; Calcutta J. Nat. Hist. 4: 485 (1844), non Bory ex Willd.
= Polypodium grossum Langsd. & Fisch.; Pl. Voy. Russes Monde, Icon. Fil. 9 (1810)
= Polypodium hemionitis Cav.; Descr. Pl. (Cavanilles) 248 (1801)
= Polypodium lobatum Roxb.; non Rich. ex Willd.
species :
Microsorum heterocarpum (Blume) Ching; Bull. Fan Mem. Inst. Biol. Bot. 4: 295 (1933)
Distribution: peninsular Thailand; SW-Thailand; peninsular Malaysia (incl. Langkawi Isl.); Sumatra; Borneo (Mt. Kinabalu, Sabah, Sarawak); Sulawesi; Palawan; Philippines (Luzon, Mindanao); Java; Lesser Sunda Isl. (Flores); Moluccas (Seram, etc.)
41 THA 42 BOR JAW LSI MLY MOL PHI PLW SUL SUM
Synonyms: hidden
= Aspidium brooksiae Alderw.; Bull. Jard. Bot. Buitenzorg, sér. 2, 23: 9 (1916)
= Aspidium pteropodum (Baker) Diels; Nat. Pflanzenfam. [Engler & Prantl] I, 4: 183 (1899)
= Campylogramma lancifolia Alderw.; Bull. Jard. Bot. Buitenzorg, sér. 2, 23: 7 (1916)
= Dictyopteris brooksiae Alderw.; Bull. Jard. Bot. Buitenzorg, sér. 2, 23: 9 (1916)
= Grammitis diversifolia Wall.; Numer. List no. 8 (1829), nomen
= Gymnogramma heterocarpa (Blume) Hook.; Sp. Fil. [W. J. Hooker] Fil. [W. J. Hooker] 5: 160 (1864)
= Nephrodium pteropodum Baker; J. Bot. 26: 325 (1888)
= Pleopeltis heterocarpa (Blume) T.Moore; Index Fil. [T. Moore] 78 (1857)
= Pleopeltis scortechinii (Baker) Bedd.; Suppl. Ferns Brit. Ind. 95 (1892)
= Pleopeltis zollingeriana (Kunze) Alderw.; Bull. Dépt. Agric. Indes Néerl. 27: 8 (1909)
= Polypodium heterocarpum Blume; Fl. Javae, Fil. 167 (1829) (non Mett. (1856))
= Polypodium scortechinii Baker; Ann. Bot. (Oxford) 5: 477 (1891)
= Polypodium zollingerianum Kunze; Bot. Zeitung (Berlin) 4: 422 (1846)
= Sagenia pteropoda (Baker) Christ; Ann. Jard. Bot. Buitenzorg, ser. 2, 5: 108 (1905)
= Tectaria pteropoda (Baker) Copel.; Sarawak Mus. J. 2: 368 (1917)
species :
Microsorum heterolobum (C.Chr.) Copel.; Ann. Cryptog. Phytopathol. 5 [Gen. Fil.]: 196 (1947)
Distribution: Philippines (Luzon)
42 PHI
Synonyms: hidden
= Pleopeltis anomala (C.Chr.) Alderw.; Bull. Dépt. Agric. Indes Néerl. 27: 9 (1909)
= Polypodium anomalum C.Chr.; Bull. Herb. Boissier, sér. 1, 6: 201, t. 3, f. 3 (1898), non Hook. & Arn. (1856)
= Polypodium heterolobum C.Chr.; Index Filic. 532 (1906)
species :
Microsorum katuii (Brownlie) Sykes; Fl. Cook Isl. 114 (2016)
Distribution: Cook Isl. (Mangaia, Manuae, Mauke, Mitiaro)
61 COO
Synonyms: hidden
= Phymatodes katuii Brownlie; Brownlie & Philipson, Pacific Sci. 25: 509 (1972)
= Phymatosorus katuii (Brownlie) Sykes & Game; New Zealand J. Bot. 34(2): 144 (1996)
= Polypodium katuii (Brownlie) Fosberg; Micronesica 23(1): 1 (1990)
species :
Microsorum krayanense M.Kato, Darnaedi & K.Iwats.; J. Fac. Sci. Univ. Tokyo, Sect. 3, Bot. 15(1): 105 (1991)
Distribution: Borneo (Kalimantan)
42 BOR
species :
Microsorum lanceum (Ching & C.H.Wang) comb.ined.
Distribution: China (Hainan)
36 CHI
Remarks: according to Fraser-Jenkins (2008) a synonym of P. grossus but kept separate by Flora of China
Synonyms: hidden
= Phymatodes lancea Ching & C.H.Wang; Acta Phytotax. Sin. 8: 170, t. 23(29) (1959)
= Phymatosorus lanceus (Ching & C.H.Wang) S.G.Lu; Guihaia 19(1): 28 (1999)
species :
Microsorum longissimum J.Sm. ex Fée; Mém. Foug. 5 (Gen. Filic.): 268, t. 20 D, f. 2 (1852)
Distribution: Borneo (Sarawak, Sabah); Philippines (Luzon)
42 BOR PHI
Synonyms: hidden
= Drynaria longifolia Brack.; U.S. Expl. Exped., Filic. 16: 45 (1854)
= Microsorum myriocarpum (C.Presl) H.Itô; J. Jap. Bot. 11: 97 (1935) (nom. illeg.)
= Microsorum sablanianum (Christ) Copel.; Ann. Cryptog. Phytopathol. 5 [Gen. Fil.]: 196 (1947)
= Phymatodes myriocarpa C.Presl; Tent. Pterid. 196, t. 8, f. 12 (1836), nom. nud.
= Pleopeltis myriocarpa (C.Presl) T.Moore; Index Fil. [T. Moore] 78 (1857)
= Pleopeltis sablaniana (Christ) Alderw.; Bull. Dépt. Agric. Indes Néerl. 27: 6 (1909)
= Polypodium myriocarpum (C.Presl) Mett.; Abh. Senckenberg. Naturf. Ges. 2(2) [Pheg. u. Asp.]: 105, n. 198, t. 1, f. 3 (1857) (non P. longissimum Blume (1828))
= Polypodium sablanianum Christ; Philipp. J. Sci., C, 2: 177 (1907)
species :
Microsorum membranifolium (R.Br.) Ching; Bull. Fan Mem. Inst. Biol. Bot. 10: 239 (1941)
Name: Pimple fern
Distribution: India (Western Ghats, plains of Assam, Orissa); Sri Lanka; Bangladesh; Andaman Isl.; Thailand; Cambodia; Vietnam; peninsular Malaysia (widespread); Singapore; Sumatra; Borneo (Mt. Kinabalu, Sabah); Sulawesi; Palawan; Philippines; Java; Lesser Sunda Isl. (Bali, Lombok); Moluccas (Seram, Ambon, etc.); New Guinea (Irian Jaya, Papua New Guinea); Bismarck Arch. (New Ireland); Solomon Isl. (Bougainville, Guadalcanal, Santa Ysabel, Kolombangara, New Georgia, Vella Lavella); Australia (NE-Queensland); Tonga (Tongatapu, Tafahi, ´Eua); Niue; Fiji (Viti Levu, Vanua Levu, Ovalau, Taveuni); American Samoa (Tutuila, Ofu, Ta´u); [Western] Samoa (Savai´i, ´Upolu); Marquesas Isl. (Nuku Hiva, Ua Huka, Ua Pou, Hiva Oa, Tahuata, Fatu Hiva); Society Isl. (Tahiti, Tahaa, Moorea); Palau; ?Northern Marianas (?Anatahan); Fed. States of Micronesia (Pohnpei)
40 BAN IND SRL 41 AND CBD THA VIE 42 BOR JAW LSI MLY MOL NWG PHI PLW SNG SUL SUM 43 BIS SOL 50 AUS 60 ASA FIJ NUE SAM TON 61 MRQ SCI 62 MIC PLU
Synonyms: hidden
= Microsorum ithycarpum (Copel.) Parris; Parris et al., Plants Mt. Kinabalu, 1. Ferns & Fern Allies: 105 (1992)
= Microsorum longipes Copel.; (1960), nom. nud.
= Microsorum malabaricum (Geev. ex S.Nampy & Madhus.) Noot.; Blumea 42: 335 (1997), nom. illeg.
= Microsorum malabaricum B.K.Nayar & Geev.; Fern Fl. Malabar: 399 (1993) (fide Fraser-Jenkins 2008)
= Phymatodes nigrescens var. variabilis (Ching) C.Chr. & Tardieu.; Fl. Gén. Indo-Chine [P. H. Lecomte et al.] 7(2): 473 (1941)
= Phymatodes saccata J.Sm.; Cat. Cult. Ferns: 9 (1857)
= Phymatosorus ithycarpus (Copel.) Parris; Malayan Nat. J. 50(4): 266 (1997)
= Phymatosorus malabaricus Geev. ex S.Nampy & Madhus.; Fern Gaz. 14: 233 (1994)
= Phymatosorus membranifolius (R.Br.) S.G.Lu; Guihaia 19(1): 27 (1999)
= Phymatosorus membranifolius (R.Br.) Tindale; Austral. Syst. Bot. 15(6): 904 (2002), isonym
= Pleopeltis temenimborensis Alderw.; Bull. Jard. Bot. Buitenzorg, sér. 2, 7: 23 (1912)
= Polypodium externatum Bory; Voy. Indes Or. [Bélanger] 2: 28 (1833)
= Polypodium ithycarpum Copel.; Philipp. J. Sci., C, 12: 64 (1917)
= Polypodium membranifolium R.Br.; Prodr. Fl. Nov. Holland. 147 (1810)
= Polypodium membranifolium var. subsimplex Domin; Biblioth. Bot. 20: 176 (1915)
= Polypodium plukenetii C.Presl; Reliq. Haenk. 1: 21 (1825), nom. illeg. (non Loisel)
= Polypodium saccatum E.J.Lowe; Ferns 2: t. 59 (1858)
= Polypodium scandens var. membranifolium F.Muell.; Fragm. (Mueller) 5: 128 (1865)
= Polypodium subnigrescens C.Chr.; Index Filic., Suppl. Tert.: 159 (1934)
= Polypodium temenimborense Alderw.; Bull. Jard. Bot. Buitenzorg, sér. 2, 7: 23 (1912)
species :
Microsorum monstrosum (Copel.) Copel.; Ann. Cryptog. Phytopathol. 5 [Gen. Fil.]: 196 (1947)
Distribution: Philippines (Luzon)
42 PHI
Synonyms: hidden
= Bathmium undulatum (J.Sm.) Fée; Mém. Foug. 5 (Gen. Filic.): 287 (1852)
= Drynaria undulata J.Sm.; J. Bot. (Hooker) 3: 397 (1841), nom. nud.
= Microsorum suboppositum Ching; Bull. Fan Mem. Inst. Biol. Bot. 4: 295-311 (1933)
= Pleopeltis monstrosa (Copel.) Alderw.; Bull. Dépt. Agric. Indes Néerl. 27: 8 (1909)
= Pleopeltis subopposita (Christ) Alderw.; Bull. Dépt. Agric. Indes Néerl. 27: 8 (1909), et Malayan Ferns Fern Allies, Suppl. 390 (1917)
= Polypodium monstrosum Copel.; Leafl. Philipp. Bot. 1: 78 (1906)
= Polypodium monstrosum var. integriore Copel.; (1906)
= Polypodium monstrosum var. leucophlebium Copel.; (1906)
= Polypodium suboppositum Christ; Bull. Herb. Boissier, sér. 2, 6: 996 (1906)
species :
Microsorum musifolium (Blume) Copel.; Univ. Calif. Publ. Bot. 16: 111-116 (1929)
Distribution: S-Myanmar; peninsular Thailand; Sumatra; Borneo (Sabah, Sarawak); ?Philippines; Lesser Sunda Isl. (Sumbawa); ?Bismarck Arch. (?Admiralty Isl.)
41 MYA THA 42 BOR LSI SUM
Remarks: kept separate from M. punctatum by Ferns of Thailand
Synonyms: hidden
= Drynaria musifolia (Blume) J.Sm.; Cat. Cult. Ferns: 14 (1857)
= Pleopeltis musifolia (Blume) T.Moore; Index Fil. [T. Moore] 78 (1857)
= Polypodium musifolium Blume; Enum. Pl. Javae 2: 134 (1828)
species :
Microsorum nigrescens (Blume) Copel.; Occas. Pap. Bernice P. Bishop Mus. 14: 74 (1938)
Distribution: China (Hainan, Yunnan); Taiwan; Java; Brunei; ?Solomon Isl.
36 CHI 38 TAI 42 BRN JAW
Remarks: likely distinct from M. membranifolium fide Kuo et al. 2019. Distribution likely incomplete because it was for a long time included in M. membranifolium
Synonyms: hidden
= Leptochilus nigrescens (Blume) L.Y.Kuo; Taiwania 64(4): 379 (2019)
= Microsorum variabile (Ching) Tagawa; Acta Phytotax. Geobot. 14: 192 (1952)
= Phymatodes nigrescens (Blume) J.Sm.; Ferns Brit. Foreign 94 (1866)
= Phymatodes variabilis Ching; Contr. Inst. Bot. Nat. Acad. Peiping 2: 64, t. 3 (1933) (non Polypodium variabile Mett. (1869))
= Phymatosorus nigrescens (Blume) Pic.Serm.; Webbia 28: 459 (1973)
= Phymatosorus variabilis (Ching) Pic.Serm.; Webbia 28: 460 (1973)
= Pleopeltis nigrescens (Blume) Carruth.; Fl. Vit. [Seemann] 368 (1873)
= Polypodium nigrescens Blume; Enum. Pl. Javae 2: 126 (1828)
species :
Microsorum pappei (Mett.) Tardieu; Humbert, Fl. Madagasc., Fam. 5, 2: 115, t. 25 (5-10) (1960)
Distribution: Tanzania; E-Zimbabwe; Mozambique; South Africa (KwaZulu-Natal); Madagascar; Comores (Mayotte)
25 TAN 26 MOZ ZIM 27 SAF 29 COM MDG
Conservation Status: IUCN R
Synonyms: hidden
= Microsorum pappei (Mett.) Ching; Bull. Fan Mem. Inst. Biol. Bot. 4: 295-311 (1933)
= Neocheiropteris pappei (Mett.) Fraser-Jenk.; Indian J. Forest. 42(4): 314 (2019)
= Neolepisorus pappei (Mett.) Li Wang; Bot. J. Linn. Soc. 162(1): 36 (2010)
= Polypodium normale var. madagascariense Baker; J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 15: 420 (1876)
= Polypodium pappei Mett.; Fil. Afr. [Kuhn]: 150 (1868)
species :
Microsorum papuanum (Baker) Parris; Kew Bull. 41(1): 70 (1986)
Distribution: Borneo; Sulawesi; Moluccas; New Guinea (Irian Jaya, Papua New Guinea); Bismarck Arch. (Admiralty Isl., Admiralty Isl.); Solomon Isl. (Bougainville, Guadalcanal, Santa Ysabel, Malaita, Rennell); Vanuatu (Aneityum)
42 BOR MOL NWG SUL 43 BIS SOL 60 VAN
Synonyms: hidden
= Microsorum acutifolium (Brause) Copel.; Ann. Cryptog. Phytopathol. 5 [Gen. Fil.]: 197 (1947)
= Microsorum cromwellii (Rosenst.) Copel.; Ann. Cryptog. Phytopathol. 5 [Gen. Fil.]: 197 (1947)
= Microsorum subgeminatum (Christ) Copel.; Ann. Cryptog. Phytopathol. 5 [Gen. Fil.]: 197 (1947)
= Microsorum sulawesiense H.Ohba; J. Jap. Bot. 49: 173 (1974)
= Phymatosorus cromwellii (Rosenst.) Nakaike; Bull. Natl. Sci. Mus., Tokyo, B, 4(3): 128 (1978)
= Phymatosorus papuanus (Baker) S.Matsumoto; Ann. Tsukuba Bot. Gard. 17: 30, 93 (1998)
= Pleopeltis acutifolia (Brause) Alderw.; Malayan Ferns Fern Allies, Suppl. 383-406 (1917)
= Pleopeltis cromwellii (Rosenst.) Alderw.; Malayan Ferns Fern Allies, Suppl. 383-406 (1917)
= Pleopeltis murkeleana Alderw.; Bull. Jard. Bot. Buitenzorg, sér. 3, 2: 166 (1920)
= Pleopeltis papuana (Baker) Alderw.; Bull. Dépt. Agric. Indes Néerl. 27: 5 (1909)
= Pleopeltis soromanes (Christ) Alderw.; Malayan Ferns Fern Allies, Suppl. 383-406 (1917)
= Pleopeltis subgeminata (Christ) Alderw.; Bull. Dépt. Agric. Indes Néerl. 27: 5 (1909)
= Pleopeltis versteegii (Christ) Alderw.; Malayan Ferns Fern Allies, Suppl. 377 (1917)
= Polypodium acutifolium Brause; Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 49: 49 (1912)
= Polypodium cromwellii Rosenst.; Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 10: 340 (1912)
= Polypodium murkeleanum (Alderw.) C.Chr.; Index Filic., Suppl. Tert.: 154 (1934)
= Polypodium ochrophyllum Brause; Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 56 195 (1920)
= Polypodium papuanum Baker; Malesia (Beccari) 3: 48 (1886)
= Polypodium soromanes Christ; Nova Guinea 8: 162 (1909)
= Polypodium subgeminatum Christ; Nachtr. Fl. Schutzgeb. Südsee [Schumann & Lauterbach] 47 (1905)
= Polypodium versteegii Christ; Nova Guinea 8: 154 (1909)
species :
Microsorum pentaphyllum (Baker) Copel.; Ann. Cryptog. Phytopathol. 5 [Gen. Fil.]: 196 (1947)
Distribution: Philippines (Luzon)
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Remarks: not in India
Synonyms: hidden
= Microsorum curranii (Copel.) Copel.; Ann. Cryptog. Phytopathol. 5 [Gen. Fil.]: 196 (1947)
= Pleopeltis curranii (Copel.) Alderw.; Malayan Ferns Fern Allies, Suppl. 383-406 (1917)
= Pleopeltis pentaphylla (Baker) Alderw.; Bull. Dépt. Agric. Indes Néerl. 27: 9 (1909)
= Polypodium curranii Copel.; Philipp. J. Sci. 4: 114 (1909)
= Polypodium pentaphyllum Baker; Ann. Bot. (Oxford) 5: 478 (1891)
species :
Microsorum piliferum V.N.Tu; Bot. Zhurn. (Moscow & Leningrad) 64(12): 1772 (1979)
Distribution: Vietnam
41 VIE
species :
Microsorum powellii (Baker) Copel.; Ann. Cryptog. Phytopathol. 5 [Gen. Fil.]: 196 (1947)
Distribution: Moluccas (Seram); New Guinea (Irian Jaya, Papua New Guinea); Bismarck Arch. (New Ireland); Solomon Isl. (Guadalcanal, Kolombangara); Vanuatu; Fiji (Viti Levu, Taveuni); [Western] Samoa (Savai´i, ´Upolu); Cook Isl. (Rarotonga); Society Isl. (Tahiti); Pitcairn Isl.; Easter Isl.
42 MOL NWG 43 BIS SOL 60 FIJ SAM VAN 61 COO EAS PIT SCI
Remarks: inclusion of M. parksii fide Sykes (2016). Many Pacific localities of "M. scolopendria" might belong here. See also M. grossum.
Synonyms: hidden
= Drynaria alternifolia Brack.; U.S. Expl. Exped., Filic. 16: 53 (1854)
= Microsorum parksii (Copel.) Copel.; Ann. Cryptog. Phytopathol. 5 [Gen. Fil.]: 196 (1947)
= Microsorum pitcairnense Copel.; Occas. Pap. Bernice P. Bishop Mus. 14: 74, t. 25 (1938)
= Phymatodes alternifolia (Brack.) C.Presl; Tent. Pterid. 196 (1836)
= Phymatodes powellii (Baker) Ching; Bull. Fan Mem. Inst. Biol. Bot. 10: 239 (1941)
= Phymatosorus parksii (Copel.) Brownlie; Nova Hedwigia Beih. 55 (Pterid. Fl. Fiji): 384 (1977)
= Phymatosorus powellii (Baker) Pic.Serm.; Webbia 28: 459 (1973)
= Pleopeltis alternifolia (Brack.) T.Moore; Index Fil. [T. Moore] 344 (1862)
= Pleopeltis powellii (Baker) Carruth.; Fl. Vit. [Seemann] 367 (1873)
= Polypodium parksii Copel.; Bull. Bernice P. Bishop Mus. 69: 16, t. 5 (1929)
= Polypodium pitcairnense (Copel.) Brownlie; Pacific Pl. Stud. 46: 21 (1987)
= Polypodium powellii Baker; Syn. Fil. [W. J. Hooker & Baker] 364 (1868)
= Zealandia powellii (Baker) Testo & A.R.Field; Syst. Bot. 44(4): 13 (2019)
species :
Microsorum punctatum (L.) Copel.; Univ. Calif. Publ. Bot. 16: 110 (1929)
Name: Climbing Bird´s Nest
Distribution: Guinea; Sierra Leone; Liberia; Ivory Coast; Ghana; Benin; Nigeria; Cameroon; Bioko Isl. [Fernando Poo]; Principe Isl.; São Tomé; Annobon Isl.; Equatorial Guinea (Rio Muni); Gabon; Congo [Brazzaville]; Central African Republic; D.R.Congo [Zaire]; Burundi; Ethiopia; Uganda; Kenya; Pemba Isl.; Tanzania; Zanzibar; Angola; Malawi; E-Zimbabwe; Mozambique; South Africa (KwaZulu-Natal, E-Cape Prov., Mpulamanga); Madagascar; Comores (Anjouan, Mayotte); Mauritius; La Réunion; Seychelles; China (Chongqing, Fujian, Gansu, Guangdong, Guangxi, Guizhou, Hainan, Hubei, Hunan, Sichuan, Yunnan); Taiwan; Nepal; Bhutan; India (S-India, Assam); Sri Lanka; Bangladesh; Andaman Isl.; Nicobar Isl.; Myanmar (Kachin, etc.); Thailand (widespread); Laos; Cambodia; Vietnam; peninsular Malaysia (widespread); Singapore; Sumatra; Borneo (Mt. Kinabalu, Sabah, Kalimantan); Sulawesi; Palawan; Philippines; Java; Lesser Sunda Isl. (Bali, Lombok, Sumbawa, Flores, Timor, Alor); Moluccas (Seram, Ambon, Kei Isl., etc.); Christmas Isl. [Austr.]; New Guinea (Papua New Guinea, Irian Jaya); Bismarck Arch. (New Ireland, Admiralty Isl., New Britain, New Hanover); Solomon Isl. (Bougainville, Choiseul, Guadalcanal, Santa Ysabel, Kolombangara, Makira, Malaita, Rennell, Shortland, New Georgia, Tetepare, Vangunu, Vella Lavella); New Caledonia; Vanuatu; ?Tonga; Fiji (Viti Levu, Vanua Levu, Ovalau, Taveuni); ?[Western] Samoa; Society Isl. (Moorea, Tahiti, Maupiti, etc.); Palau (Babeldaob, Angaur); Northern Marianas (Rota Isl., Saipan, Sarigan); Guam; Fed. States of Micronesia (Truk); Colombia [I]
22 BEN GHA GUI IVO LBR NGA SIE 23 ANN BIO BUR CAF CMN CON EQG GAB PRI SAO ZAI 24 ETH 25 KEN TAN UGA 26 ANG MLW MOZ ZIM 27 SAF 29 COM MAU MDG REU SEY 36 CHI 38 TAI 40 BAN BHU IND NEP SRL 41 AND CBD LAO MYA NCB THA VIE 42 BOR JAW LSI MLY MOL NWG PHI PLW SNG SUL SUM XMS 43 BIS SOL 60 FIJ NWC VAN 61 SCI 62 GUM MIC MRN PLU 82 clm
Synonyms: hidden
= Acrostichum punctatum L.; Sp. Pl., ed. 2, 2: 1524 (1763)
= Aspidium microcarpon Blume; Enum. Pl. Javae 2: 142 (1828), nom. inval.
= Colysis irioides (Poir.) J.Sm.; Hist. Fil. 101 (1875) (erioides)
= Drynaria irioides (Poir.) J.Sm.; J. Bot. (Hooker) 3: 398 (1841)
= Drynaria obtusata Brack.; U.S. Expl. Exped., Filic. 16: 44 (1854)
= Drynaria polycarpa (Cav. ex Sw.) Brack.; U.S. Expl. Exped., Filic. 16: 44 (1854)
= Drynaria pulverulenta Brack.; U.S. Expl. Exped., Filic. 16: 43 (1854)
= Microsorum irioides (Poir.) Fée; Mém. Foug. 5 (Gen. Filic.): 268 (1852)
= Microsorum irregulare Link; Hort. Berol. [Link] 2: 110 (1833)
= Microsorum neoguineense (Copel.) Copel.; Ann. Cryptog. Phytopathol. 5 [Gen. Fil.]: 196 (1947)
= Microsorum polycarpon (Cav. ex Sw.) Tardieu; Humbert, Fl. Madagasc., Fam. 5, 2: 114 (1960)
= Microsorum sessile (Kaulf. ex Kunze) Fée; Mém. Foug. 5 (Gen. Filic.): 268 (1852)
= Microsorum subirideum (Christ) Copel.; Ann. Cryptog. Phytopathol. 5 [Gen. Fil.]: 197 (1947)
= Microsorum validum (Copel.) Ching; Bull. Fan Mem. Inst. Biol. Bot. 4: 295-311 (1933)
= Niphobolus polycarpus (Cav. ex Sw.) Spreng.; Syst. Veg., ed. 16 [Sprengel] 4(1): 45 (1827)
= Phymatodes irioides (Poir.) C.Presl; Tent. Pterid. 198 (1836)
= Phymatodes lingulata (Sw.) C.Presl; Tent. Pterid. 198 (1836)
= Phymatodes polycarpos (Cav. ex Sw.) C.Presl; Tent. Pterid. 198, t. 8, f. 19 (1836)
= Phymatodes sessilis (Kaulf. ex Kunze) C.Presl; Tent. Pterid. 198 (1836), nom. nud.
= Pleopeltis antrophyoides (Alderw.) Alderw.; Bull. Dépt. Agric. Indes Néerl. 27: 4 (1909)
= Pleopeltis irioides (Poir.) T.Moore; Index Fil. [T. Moore] 77 (1857)
= Pleopeltis longifolia T.Moore; Index Fil. [T. Moore] 346 (1862)
= Pleopeltis megalosoroides Alderw.; Nova Guinea 14: 39 (1924)
= Pleopeltis millisora (Baker) Alderw.; Bull. Dépt. Agric. Indes Néerl. 27: 8 (1909)
= Pleopeltis neoguineensis (Copel.) Alderw.; Malayan Ferns Fern Allies, Suppl. 383-406 (1917)
= Pleopeltis obtusata T.Moore; Index Fil. [T. Moore] 347 (1862)
= Pleopeltis polycarpos (Cav. ex Sw.) T.Moore; Index Fil. [T. Moore] 78 (1857)
= Pleopeltis pulverulenta (Brack.) T.Moore; Index Fil. [T. Moore] 347 (1862)
= Pleopeltis punctata (L.) Bedd.; Ferns Brit. India Suppl. 22 (1876)
= Pleopeltis sessilis (Kaulf. ex Kunze) T.Moore; Index Fil. [T. Moore] 78 (1857)
= Pleopeltis valida (Copel.) Alderw.; Bull. Dépt. Agric. Indes Néerl. 27: 8 (1909)
= Pleopeltis viridis T.Moore; Ridley, J. Malayan Branch Roy. Asiat. Soc. 4: 93 (1926)
= Polypodium acuminatum F.Dietr.; Vollst. Lex. Gärtn. 7: 422 (1807), nom. illeg.
= Polypodium altum Bojer; Hortus Maurit. 417 (1837)
= Polypodium ambiguum Blume; Enum. Pl. Javae 2: addend. (1828), non Desv. (1827)
= Polypodium antrophyoides Alderw.; Bull. Dépt. Agric. Indes Néerl. 18: 22 (1908)
= Polypodium crassinerve Schumach.; Beskr. Guin. Pl. (Vid. Selsk. Afh. 4): 453 (1827)
= Polypodium glabrum Roxb.; Wall., Numer. List no. 281 (1828), nomen
= Polypodium glabrum Roxb.; Calcutta J. Nat. Hist. 4: 482 (1844), nom. illeg.
= Polypodium irioides f. cristatum F.M.Bailey; Austrobaileya 199, pl. 21 (1911)
= Polypodium irioides Poir.; Encycl. [J. Lamarck et al.] 5: 513 (1804)
= Polypodium lingulatum Sw.; Syn. Fil. [Swartz] 30 (1806)
= Polypodium megalosoroides (Alderw.) C.Chr.; Index Filic., Suppl. Tert.: 152 (1914)
= Polypodium microsorum Mett.; Cat. Hort. Herrenhus.: ? (1855)
= Polypodium millisorum Baker; J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 15: 109 (1876)
= Polypodium neoguineense Copel.; Philipp. J. Sci. 6: 89 (1911)
= Polypodium polycarpon Cav. ex Sw.; J. Bot. (Schrader) 1800(2): 21 (1801) (nom. illeg., non Cav. (1801))
= Polypodium polycarpon var. obtusatum (Brack.) Fosberg; Micronesica 25(2): 177 (1992)
= Polypodium polycephalum Wall.; Numer. List no. 273 (1829), nomen
= Polypodium punctatum (L.) Sw.; J. Bot. (Schrader) 1800(2): 21 (1801) (nom. illeg., non Thunb. (1784))
= Polypodium punctatum f. cristatum Domin; Biblioth. Bot. 85: (1915)
= Polypodium punctatum subsp. subdrynariaceum Christ; Bull. Herb. Boissier, sér. 2, 6: 994 (1906)
= Polypodium punctatum subsp. subirideum Christ; Bull. Herb. Boissier, sér. 2, 6: 994 (1906)
= Polypodium punctatum var. subdrynariaceum (Christ) Alderw.; Malayan Ferns 654 (1909)
= Polypodium punctatum var. subirideum (Christ) Alderw.; Malayan Ferns 654 (1909)
= Polypodium sessile Kaulf.; Exsicc. (Fl. Mixta) no. 15 (1827)
= Polypodium sessile Kaulf. ex Kuntze; Bot. Zeitung (Berlin) 6: 116 (1848)
= Polypodium subirideum Christ; Bull. Herb. Boissier, sér. 2, 6: 994 (1906)
= Polypodium validum Copel.; Perkins, Fragm. Fl. Philipp. 191 (1905)
species :
Microsorum rampans (Baker) Parris; Kew Bull. 41(1): 70 (1986)
Distribution: New Guinea (Irian Jaya, Papua New Guinea); Bismarck Arch. (Admiralty Isl., Umboi Isl.)
42 NWG 43 BIS
Synonyms: hidden
= Microsorum bamlerianum (Rosenst.) Copel.; Ann. Cryptog. Phytopathol. 5 [Gen. Fil.]: 196 (1947)
= Microsorum glossipes (Baker) Copel.; Ann. Cryptog. Phytopathol. 5 [Gen. Fil.]: 197 (1947)
= Microsorum kingii (Copel.) Copel.; Ann. Cryptog. Phytopathol. 5 [Gen. Fil.]: 196 (1947)
= Microsorum tuanense (Copel.) Copel.; Ann. Cryptog. Phytopathol. 5 [Gen. Fil.]: 196 (1947)
= Microsorum wobbense (Brause) Copel.; Ann. Cryptog. Phytopathol. 5 [Gen. Fil.]: 197 (1947)
= Pleopeltis bamleriana (Rosenst.) Alderw.; Malayan Ferns Fern Allies, Suppl. 383-406 (1917)
= Pleopeltis glossipes (Baker) Alderw.; Bull. Dépt. Agric. Indes Néerl. 27: 6 (1909)
= Pleopeltis kingii (Copel.) Alderw.; Malayan Ferns Fern Allies, Suppl. 383-406 (1917)
= Pleopeltis myriocarpa var. schlechteriana Alderw.; (1913)
= Pleopeltis tuanensis (Copel.) Alderw.; Malayan Ferns Fern Allies, Suppl. 383-406 (1917)
= Pleopeltis wobbensis (Brause) Alderw.; Malayan Ferns Fern Allies, Suppl. 383-406 (1917)
= Polypodium bamlerianum Rosenst.; Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 8: 163 (1910)
= Polypodium glossipes Baker; Ann. Bot. (Oxford) 5: 476 (1891)
= Polypodium kingii Copel.; Philipp. J. Sci. 6: 89 (1911)
= Polypodium rampans Baker; J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 15: 109 (1876)
= Polypodium tuanense Copel.; Philipp. J. Sci. 9: 8 (1914)
= Polypodium wobbense Brause; Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 49: 51 (1912)
species :
Microsorum samarense (J.Sm.) Bosman; Leiden Bot. Ser. 14: 102 (1991)
Distribution: Philippines (W-Samar, Mindanao, ?Leyte)
42 PHI
Synonyms: hidden
= Colysis samarensis (J.Sm.) J.Sm.; Hist. Fil. 101 (1875)
= Colysis tenuiloris (Kunze ex Mett.) J.Sm.; Hist. Fil. 101 (1875)
= Diblemma samarensis J.Sm.; J. Bot. (Hooker) 3: 399 (1841) (non Polypodium samarense Mett.)
= Diblemma tenuiloris (Kunze ex Mett.) Ching; Sunyatsenia 5: 260 (1940)
= Drynaria tenuiloris (Kunze ex Mett.) J.Sm.; J. Bot. (Hooker) 3: 397 (1841), nomen
= Microsorum tenuilore (Kunze ex Mett.) Copel.; Univ. Calif. Publ. Bot. 16: 111-116 (1929)
= Pleopeltis tenuiloris (Kunze ex Mett.) T.Moore; Index Fil. [T. Moore] 78 (1857)
= Polypodium tenuilore (J.Sm.) Kunze ex Mett.; Abh. Senckenberg. Naturf. Ges. 2(1) [Polypodium]: 86 (1856)
= Taenitis samarensis (J.Sm.) Mett.; Fil. Hort. Bot. Lips. 27 (1856)
species :
Microsorum sarawakense (Baker) Holttum; Rev. Fl. Malaya 2: 175, f. 85 (1955)
Distribution: peninsular Thailand; peninsular Malaysia (Perak, Pahang, Selangor, Negeri Sembilan); Sumatra; Borneo (Sarawak, Sabah); Philippines; Java
41 THA 42 BOR JAW MLY PHI SUM
Synonyms: hidden
= Microsorum rizalense Copel.; Philipp. J. Sci. 81: 42 (1952)
= Microsorum sarawakense (Baker) Ching; Bull. Fan Mem. Inst. Biol. Bot. 4: 295-311 (1933)
= Neocheiropteris sarawakensis (Baker) Parris; Sandakania 9: 81 (1997)
= Pleopeltis forbesii (Alderw.) Alderw.; Bull. Dépt. Agric. Indes Néerl. 27: 5 (1909)
= Pleopeltis peltata Scort.; Alderw., Bull. Dépt. Agric. Indes Néerl. 27: 4 (1909)
= Pleopeltis sarawakensis (Baker) Alderw.; Bull. Dépt. Agric. Indes Néerl. 27: 4 (1909)
= Polypodium forbesii Alderw.; Bull. Dépt. Agric. Indes Néerl. 18: 23 (1908)
= Polypodium peltatum (Scort.) Scort.; Alderw., Malayan Ferns 632 (1909)
= Polypodium sarawakense Baker; J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 22: 228 (1886)
species :
Microsorum scolopendria (Burm.f.) Copel.; Univ. Calif. Publ. Bot. 16: 111-116 (1929)
Name: Monarch Fern
Distribution: Guinea; Sierra Leone; Liberia; Ivory Coast; Ghana; Togo; Benin; Nigeria; Cameroon; Bioko Isl. [Fernando Poo]; Principe Isl.; São Tomé; Equatorial Guinea (Rio Muni); Gabon; Congo [Brazzaville]; Central African Republic; D.R.Congo [Zaire]; Rwanda; Sudan; Ethiopia; Uganda; Kenya; Pemba Isl.; Tanzania; Zanzibar; Angola; E-Zimbabwe; Mozambique; South Africa (KwaZulu-Natal, E-Cape Prov., Mpulamanga); Madagascar; Comores (Anjouan, Mayotte); Mauritius; La Réunion; Rodrigues; Iles Glorieuses; Seychelles; China (Hainan, Guangdong); Ryukyu Isl.; Volcano Isl. (Iwojima, Minami-Iwojima); Taiwan; India [I]; Sri Lanka; Andaman Isl.; Nicobar Isl.; Myanmar; Thailand; ?Laos; Cambodia; Vietnam; peninsular Malaysia (widespread); Singapore; Sumatra; South China Sea Isl.; Borneo (Mt. Kinabalu, Sabah); Brunei; Sulawesi; Palawan; Philippines (Luzon); Java; Lesser Sunda Isl. (Bali, Lombok, Sumba, Flores, Alor, Timor); Moluccas (Seram, Ambon, etc.); Christmas Isl. [Austr.]; New Guinea (Irian Jaya, Papua New Guinea); Bismarck Arch. (New Ireland, New Britain, New Hanover); Solomon Isl. (Bellona, Bougainville, Choiseul, Guadalcanal, Hobupeka, Kolombangara, Makira, Malaita, Mono, Ndeni, Nggatokae, New Georgia, Rendova, Rennell, Sikiana, Tetepare, Vella Lavella, Tulagi, Ulawa); Australia (N-Queensland); Santa Cruz Isl. (Anuta, Reef Isl.); New Caledonia; Vanuatu; Tonga; USA [I] (Florida [I]); Bermuda [I]; Puerto Rico [I]; Virgin Isl. [I] (Tortola [I]); Tobago [I]; Trinidad [I]
22 BEN GHA GUI IVO LBR NGA SIE TOG 23 BIO CAF CMN CON EQG GAB PRI RWA SAO ZAI 24 ETH SUD 25 KEN TAN UGA 26 ANG MOZ ZIM 27 SAF 29 COM IGL MAU MDG REU ROD SEY 36 CHI 38 KZN NNS TAI 40 ind SRL 41 AND CBD MYA NCB THA VIE 42 BOR BRN JAW LSI MLY MOL NWG PHI PLW SCS SNG SUL SUM XMS 43 BIS SOL 50 AUS 60 NWC SCZ TON VAN 78 usa 81 ber pue trt vir
Remarks: see comments for M. grossum. Most Pacific records of ´M. scolopendria´ belong to M. grossum or M. powellii. The confusion with M. grossum was caused by Fl. Malesiana.
Synonyms: hidden
= Acrostichum obtusifolium Willd.; Sp. Pl., ed. 4 [Willdenow] 5(1): 107 (1810), nom. illeg.
= Chrysopteris longipes Link; Fil. Spec. 122 (1841)
= Chrysopteris peltidea (Link) Link; Fil. Spec. 123 (1841)
= Chrysopteris phymatodes (L.) Link; Fil. Spec. 122 (1841)
= Chrysopteris terminalis (Spreng. ex Link) Link; Fil. Spec. 122 (1841)
= Drynaria longipes (Link) J.Sm.; Compan. Bot. Mag. 14 (1846)
= Drynaria phymatodes (L.) Fée; Mém. Foug. 5 (Gen. Filic.): 270 (1852)
= Drynaria vulgaris (C.Presl) J.Sm.; J. Bot. (Hooker) 3: 397 (1841)
= Microsorum alternifolium (Willd.) Copel.; Ann. Cryptog. Phytopathol. 5 [Gen. Fil.]: 197 (1947) (fide Fraser-Jenkins 2008)
= Phymatodes banerjiana S.Pal & N.Pal; Amer. Fern J. 53: 103 (1963) (fide Fraser-Jenkins 1997)
= Phymatodes longipes (Link) J.Sm.; Cat. Cult. Ferns: 9 (1857)
= Phymatodes peltidea (Link) J.Sm.; Cat. Cult. Ferns: 9 (1857)
= Phymatodes phymatodes (L.) Maxon; Contr. U. S. Natl. Herb. 9: 352, 353, t. 62 (1905) (nom. illeg.)
= Phymatodes scolopendria (Burm.f.) Ching; Contr. Inst. Bot. Nat. Acad. Peiping 2: 63 (1933)
= Phymatodes terminalis (Spreng. ex Link) J.Sm.; Cat. Cult. Ferns: 9 (1857)
= Phymatodes vulgaris C.Presl; Tent. Pterid. 196 (1836) (nom. illeg.)
= Phymatosorus banerjianus (S.Pal & N.Pal) Pic.Serm.; Webbia 31(1): 249 (1977) (fide Fraser-Jenkins 1997)
= Phymatosorus scolopendria (Burm.f.) Pic.Serm.; Webbia 28: 460 (1973)
= Pleopeltis phymatodes (L.) Bedd.; Ferns S. India t. 173 (1865)
= Pleopeltis phymatodes (L.) T.Moore; Index Fil. [T. Moore] 78 (1857)
= Pleopeltis schneideri Alderw.; Bull. Dépt. Agric. Indes Néerl. 27: 10 (1909)
= Polypodium alternifolium (Willd.) Link; Hort. Berol. [Link] 2: 93 (1833)
= Polypodium alternifolium Willd.; Sp. Pl., ed. 4 [Willdenow] 5: 168 (1810) (fide Fraser-Jenkins 2008)
= Polypodium fuentesii Hicken; Revista Chilena Hist. Nat. 17: 91, t. 8 (1913)
= Polypodium immersum Vahl; Symb. Bot. (Vahl) 3: 104 (1794)
= Polypodium longipes Link ex Kunze; Linnaea 23: 280 (1850)
= Polypodium madagascariense Desv.; Mem. Soc. Linn. Paris 6(2): 227 (1827)
= Polypodium peltideum Link; Hort. Berol. [Link] 2: 94 (1833)
= Polypodium phymatodes L.; Mant. Pl. 2: 306 (1771), nom. superfl.
= Polypodium phymatodes var. partitum Blume; (1828)
= Polypodium scolopendria Burm.f.; Fl. Ind. (N. L. Burman) 232 (1768)
= Polypodium scutifrons Bojer; Hortus Maurit. 417 (1837)
= Polypodium terminale Spreng. ex Kunze; Hort. Berol. [Link] 2: 93 (1833)
= Pteris lobata Roxb.; Calcutta J. Nat. Hist. 4: 504 (1844) (non Goldm. 1843)
= Tectaria phymatodes (L.) Cav.; Descr. Pl. (Cavanilles) 249 (1801)
species :
Microsorum siamense Boonkerd; Blumea 51(1): 143 (2006)
Distribution: peninsular Thailand (Yala)
41 THA
Conservation Status: DD in Thailand
species :
Microsorum sibomense (Rosenst.) Copel.; Ann. Cryptog. Phytopathol. 5 [Gen. Fil.]: 196 (1947)
Distribution: New Guinea (Irian Jaya, Papua New Guinea)
42 NWG
Synonyms: hidden
= Microsorum tenuinerve (Copel.) Copel.; Ann. Cryptog. Phytopathol. 5 [Gen. Fil.]: 196 (1947)
= Pleopeltis sibomensis (Rosenst.) Alderw.; Malayan Ferns Fern Allies, Suppl. 383-406 (1917)
= Pleopeltis tenuinervis (Copel.) Alderw.; Malayan Ferns Fern Allies, Suppl. 383-406 (1917)
= Polypodium sibomense Rosenst.; Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 10: 340 (1912)
= Polypodium tenuinerve Copel.; Philipp. J. Sci. 9: 7 (1914)
species :
Microsorum sopuense Bosman; Leiden Bot. Ser. 14: 103 (1991)
Distribution: C-Sulawesi
42 SUL
species :
Microsorum spectrum (Kaulf.) Copel.; Ann. Cryptog. Phytopathol. 5 [Gen. Fil.]: 197 (1947)
Distribution: Hawaii (Kauai, Oahu, Molokai, Lanai, Maui, Hawaii Isl.)
63 HAW
Synonyms: hidden
= Colysis spectrum (Kaulf.) J.Sm.; Ferns Brit. Foreign 98 (1866)
= Drynaria spectrum (Kaulf.) J.Sm.; J. Bot. (Hooker) 4: 61 (1841)
= Drynaria thouiniana (Gaudich.) Fée; Mém. Foug. 5 (Gen. Filic.): 270 (1852)
= Phymatodes spectrum (Kaulf.) C.Presl; Tent. Pterid. 197 (1836)
= Pleopeltis spectrum (Kaulf.) T.Moore; Index Fil. [T. Moore] 348 (1862)
= Polypodium spectrum Kaulf.; Enum. Filic. [Kaulfuss] 94 (1824)
= Polypodium spectrum var. ovatum Hillebr.; (1888)
= Polypodium thouinianum Gaudich.; Voy. Uranie [Freycinet], Bot. 348, t. 5, f. 1 (1827)
variant :
var. pentadactylum (Hillebr.) D.D.Palmer; Amer. Fern J. 92(2): 103 (2002)
Distribution: Hawaii (Kauai)
63 HAW
Synonyms: hidden
= Polypodium spectrum var. pentadactylum Hillebr.; Fl. Hawaiian Isl. [Hillebrand] 560 (1888)
species :
Microsorum steerei (Harr.) Ching; Bull. Fan Mem. Inst. Biol. Bot. 4: 295-311 (1933)
Distribution: China (Guangxi, Guizhou); Taiwan; Vietnam
36 CHI 38 TAI 41 VIE
Synonyms: hidden
= Polypodium aspidistrifrons Hayata; Icon. Pl. Formosan. 6: 308, f. 123 (1915)
= Polypodium playfairii Baker; Ann. Bot. (Oxford) 5: 474 (1891)
= Polypodium steerei Harr.; J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 16: 32 (1877)
= Polypodium tonkinense Baker; J. Bot. 28: 266 (1890)
species :
Microsorum submarginale M.Kato, Darnaedi & K.Iwats.; J. Fac. Sci. Univ. Tokyo, Sect. 3, Bot. 15(1): 105 (1991)
Distribution: Borneo (Kalimantan)
42 BOR
species :
Microsorum thailandicum Boonkerd & Noot.; Blumea 46(3): 581 (2001)
Distribution: peninsular Thailand (Chumphon)
41 THA
Conservation Status: EN in Thailand
species :
Microsorum whiteheadii A.R.Sm. & Hoshiz.; Novon 10(4): 411 (2000)
Distribution: Sumatra
42 SUM
species :
Microsorum ×maximum (Brack.) Copel.; Occas. Pap. Bernice P. Bishop Mus. 14: 73 (1938)
Distribution: Society Isl. (Bora Bora, Maupiti, Tahiti, etc.)
61 SCI
Remarks: probably M. punctatum x M. grossum, see Sykes (2016)
Synonyms: hidden
= Drynaria maxima Brack.; U.S. Expl. Exped., Filic. 16: 51, t. 7 (1854)
= Pleopeltis maxima (Brack.) T.Moore; Index Fil. [T. Moore] 78 (1857)
= Polypodium macrourum Baker; Gard. Chron., n. s. 25: 136 (1886)
= Polypodium maximum (Brack.) Hook.; Sp. Fil. [W. J. Hooker] 5: 83 (1863)
species :
Microsorum ×tohieaense J.H.Nitta; Syst. Bot. 43(2): 409 (2018)
Distribution: Society Isl.
61 SCI
Remarks: Microsorum commutatum x membranifolium
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