Lindsaea microstegia has long-creeping rhizomes that climb high into trees. The young leaves are 1-pinnate, the older leaves are 2-pinnate. I suspect it may be a hemi-epiphyte. This should be investigated further.
Collection Data (S. A. James & M. Sundue 1554)
Classification & Common Names
- Class: Polypodiopsida
- Family: Lindsaeaceae
- Genus: Lindsaea Dryand. ex Sm.
- Species: Lindsaea microstegia Copel.
- Var./Subsp.:
- Common name(s):
General Collection Data
- Date: 5-II-2012
- Primary Collector & #: S. A. James & M. Sundue 1554
- Collection Party: Shelley James, Michael Sundue, Allen Allison, Si He, Dubi Damas, Bulisa Iova, Oliver Tallowin
- Det. History: M. Sundue
- Habitat: Primary Forest
- Habit: Terrestrial
- Specimen Locations: BISH, LAE, VT
Additional Comments
Collection Location
- Location: Sibium Mtns. – – – Northern Province – Papua New Guinea.
- Coordinates: 9°17.1495’S, 148°16.3596’E
- Elevation: 1340 m
