Nephrolepis biserrata


 
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syn. -

 
distribution: (within Polynesia)

Cook Islands: 'Atiu, Mangaia, Manihiki, Ma'uke, Miti'aro, Rarotonga
Fiji: Lakeba, Leleuvia, Namuka, Nasoata, Nayau, Nukulau, Rotuma, Vanua Levu, Viti Levu, Waya
Kiribati: Teraina
Niue
Pitcairn
Islands: Henderson, Pitcairn
Samoa: Namu'a, Nu'utele, Ofu, Olosega, Ta'u, Tutuila, 'Upolu
Society Islands: Bora Bora, Huahine, Tahiti, Tupai
Tonga: 'Eua
Tuamotu Archipelago: Aukena, Mangareva (Gambier-Inseln); Makatea, Niau, Rangiroa, Tikehau
Tubuai Islands: Maria, Marotiri-Rocks, Raivavae, Rapa, Rimatara, Rurutu
Wallis and Futuna: Alofi, Futuna

 
local name: -

amo'a - Society Islands
amo'a tea - Society Islands
amo'a uri - Society Islands
digi - Waya / Fiji
julia - Rotuma / Fiji
mo'a - Society Islands
mohuku - Niue
mohuku taane - Niue
moomoo - Tubuai Islands
mouku - Gambier Islands / Tuamotu Archipelago
potini - Gambier Islands / Tuamotu Archipelago
reureu'amo'a - Society Islands

 
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Nephrolepis biserrata


Photo: M. Fagg
ANBG Photo No.: p.31

Australian National Botanic Gardens
http://www.anbg.gov.au/anbg

 
var. subferruginea

 
syn. -

 
distribution: (within Polynesia)

Marquesas: Fatu Hiva, Hiva Oa, Mohotani, Nuku Hiva, Tahuata, Ua Huka, Ua Pou

 
local name:

au makamaka - Marquesas

 
left:

Nephrolepis biserrata var. subferruginea


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)