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| syn. Hymenophyllum acutum (Mett.) Ebihara & K. Iwats.), Hymenophyllum pectinatum (Nees & Blume), Trichomanes polyanthos (Sw.) |
| distribution:
(within Polynesia) Austral Islands: Rapa, Rurutu, Tubuai Cook Islands: Rarotonga Marquesas: Fatu Hiva, Hiva Oa, Nuku Hiva, Tahuata, Ua Huka, Ua Pou Samoa: Ofu, Savai'i, Ta'u, Tutuila, 'Upolu Society Islands: Bora Bora, Huahine, Mo'orea, Ra'iatea, Tahiti |
| native name: imu - Marquesas limulimu - Austral Islands |
 left:Hymenophyllum polyanthos Photo: Kenneth R. Wood National Tropical Botanical Garden 3530 Papalina Road, Kalaheo HI 96741 USA http://www.ntbg.org |
| http://botany.si.edu/pacificislandbiodiversity/marquesasflora/index.htm |
| References: - Alan R. Smith; Kathleen M. Pryer; Eric Schuettpelz; Petra Korall; Harald Schneider; Paul G. Wolf: A classification for extant ferns. Taxon 55(33): 705-731. 2006 - A. Ebihara; J.-Y. Dubuisson; K. Iwatsuki; S. Hennequin; M. Ito: A taxonomic revision of Hymenophyllaceae. Blumea 51: 221-280. 2006 - Joel H. Nitta: Distribution, Ecology and Systematics of the Filmy Ferns (Hymenophyllaceae) of Moorea, French Polynesia. Biology and Geomorphology of Tropical Islands 16: 177-199. 2006 |