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| syn. Drynaria sylvatica (W. D. Brackenridge), Microsorum sylvaticum ((W. D. Brackenridge) E. B. Copeland), Microsorum vitiense ((J. G. Baker) E. B. Copeland), Phymatosorus commutatus ((C. L. Blume) R. E. Pichi Sermolli), Pleopeltis affinis (T. Moore), Polypodium affine (C. L. Blume), Polypodium commutatum (C. L. Blume), Polypodium euryphyllum (C. F. Christensen), Polypodium euryphyllum var. hendersonianum (E. D. Brown), Polypodium euryphyllum var. marquesense (E. D. Brown), Polypodium euryphyllum var. rapense (E. D. Brown), Polypodium expansum (J. G. Baker), Polypodium polynesicum (C. F. Christensen), Polypodium societense (J. W. Moore), Polypodium sylvaticum (G. H. Mettenius), Polypodium vitiense (J. G. Baker) |
| distribution: (within
Polynesia) Austral Islands: Raivavae, Rapa, Rurutu, Tubuai Cook Islands: Mangaia, Rarotonga Pitcairn Islands: Pitcairn Samoa: Olosega, Savai'i, Ta'u, Tutuila, 'Upolu Society Islands: Bora Bora, Huahine, Mo'orea, Ra'iatea, Taha'a, Tahiti Tuamotu Archipelago: Mangareva (Gambier Islands) |
| local name: maile - Austral Islands mailenoana - Austral Islands maire - Austral Islands; Society Islands maire kakara - Rarotonga / Cook Islands maire kiore - Mangaia / Cook Islands maire rauri'i - Society Islands metua pua - Gambier Islands / Tuamotu Archipelago |
 left:Microsorum commutatum Photo: (under creative commons licence) Moorea Biocode, by Joel Nitta; by courtesy of Joel Nitta http://mooreabiocode.org |
 left:Microsorum commutatum 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: - A. G. Murdock; A. R. Smith: Pteridophytes of Moorea, French Polynesia, with a New Species, Tmesipteris gracilis (Psilotaceae). Pacific Science 57(3): 253-265. 2003 - 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 |