This is a common fern on tree small tree trunks. It appears to have a hemiephytic habit.
Collection Data (M. Sundue & H. Maraia 4212)
Classification & Common Names
- Class: Polypodiopsida
- Family: Hymenophyllaceae
- Genus: Vandenboschia Copel.
- Species: Vandenboschia auriculata (Bl.) Copel.
- Var./Subsp.:
- Common name(s):
General Collection Data
- Date: 4-XI-2019
- Primary Collector & #: M. Sundue & H. Maraia 4212
- Collection Party: Irene Engilis, Alan Hitch, Ed de Vogel, John Trochet, Nittya Semard, Allen Allison, Raymon Joshua, Kore Maraia, Dabio, Alois Gambia
- Det. History: M. Sundue
- Habitat: Castanopsis forest
- Habit: Hemiepiphyte
- Specimen Locations: LAE, VT
Additional Comments
Collection Location
- Location: Wild Dog Camp - former site of SINIVIT Wild Dog Mine – – – East New Britain – Papua New Guinea.
- Coordinates: S4.626160°, E152.044060°
- Elevation: 1012 m
