Polyphlebium endlicherianum   ((C. Presl) Ebihara & K. Iwats.)


 
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syn. Crepidophyllum endlicherianum ((C. Presl) C. F. Reed), Crepidopteris endlicheriana ((C. Presl) Copel.), Reediella endlicheriana ((C. Presl) Pic. Serm.), Trichomanes alternans (Carruth. in Seem.), Trichomanes endlicherianum (C. Presl), Trichomanes erectum (Brack.), Trichomanes tenue (Brack.)

 
distribution: (within Polynesia)

Austral Islands: Raivavae, Rapa, Rurutu, Tubuai
Fiji: Viti Levu
Marquesas: Fatu Hiva, Hiva Oa, Nuku Hiva, Tahuata, Ua Huka, Ua Pou
New Zealand: Chatham Islands; Great Barrier Island / Auckland; Gisborne; Aorangi Island (Poor Knights Islands) / Northland; Taranaki; Wellington / North Island; Marlborough; Tasman / South Island
Norfolk Islands: Norfolk Island
Pitcairn-Inseln: Pitcairn
Samoa: Ofu, Savai'i, Ta'u, Tutuila, 'Upolu
Society Islands: Mo'orea, Tahiti

 
local name:

imu - Marquesas
limulimu - Austral Islands

 
 
above:

Polyphlebium endlicherianum


Photo: (under creative commons licence) Moorea Biocode, by Joel Nitta; by courtesy of Joel Nitta

http://mooreabiocode.org

 
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