A naturally occurring hybrid between Oreogrammitis longiceps and O. sumatrana

by | Nov 5, 2014 | Ferns, New Collections | 1 comment

This is a relatively commonly occurring hybrid between Oreogrammitis longiceps and O. sumatrana. It can be easily recognized by the irregular leaf margin that is the result of hybridization between the 1-pinnate O. longiceps and the simple leaved O. sumatrana. When it was originally described by Barbara Parris, the parent species were being treated in different genera and this hybrid helped to raise the question of their circumscription.

Parris, B. S. (1984). Another intergeneric hybrid in Grammitidaceae: Ctenopteris longiceps X Grammitis sumatrana. Fern Gaz.(UK), 12(6), 337-340.

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Goroka, Papua New Guinea

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<a href="https://www.fernsoftheworld.com/author/msundue/" target="_self">Michael Sundue</a>

Michael Sundue

My field work is centered in Colombia, and Papua New Guinea. I am based at the Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh (E). If you have any ferns that you want identified, please send them to me!

1 Comment

  1. Fernando Matos

    Cool! Does it have malformed spores?

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