Pteris comans


 
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syn. Litobrochia comans

 
distribution: (within Polynesia)

Cook Islands: Mangaia, Rarotonga
Fiji: Rotuma
Marquesas: Fatu Hiva, Hiva Oa, Nuku Hiva, Tahuata, Ua Huka, Ua Pou
New Zealand: Raoul Island / Kermadec Islands; Tiritiri Matangi Island / Auckland; Northland; Kapiti Island / Wellington / North Island
Samoa: Savai'i, Ta'u, Tutuila, 'Upolu
Society Islands: Bora Bora, Maupiti, Moorea, Tahiti
Tonga: 'Eua
Tubuai Islands: Raivavae, Rapa, Rurutu, Tubuai

 
native name:

julia - Rotuma / Fiji
kekevaemoa - Marquesas
loumangamanga - Tubuai Islands

 
 
above:

Pteris comans


Foto: R. Hill
ANBG Photo No.: p.544

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

 
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)