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| syn. Microsorum nigrescens, Phymatosorus nigrescens |
| distribution: (within
Polynesia) Fiji: Taveuni, Vanua Levu Marquesas: Fatu Hiva, Hiva Oa, Nuku Hiva, Tahuata, Ua Huka, Ua Pou Niue: Niue Samoa: Ofu, Savai'i, Ta'u, Tutuila, 'Upolu Society Islands: Bora, Bora, Huahine, Me'eti'a, Mo'orea, Ra'iatea, Taha'a, Tahiti Tonga: Tongatapu |
| local name: draubasaga - Vanua Levu / Fiji metuapua'a - Society Islands palatava - Niue vaivati - Vanua Levu / Fiji |
 left:Microsorum membranifolium Photo: Alexander Lang |
 left:Microsorum membranifolium Photo: David H. Lorence 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) |