Asplenium acrobryum is known as the ‘New Guinea Salt Fern’ since traditionally fronds were burned to make a salty ash to flavor food. During our field work, we documented morphological traits and aspects of the growth habit that would indicate that it is a primary hemiepiphyte.
Collection Data (M. Sundue & H. Maraia 4250)
Classification & Common Names
- Class: Polypodiopsida
- Family: Aspleniaceae
- Genus: Asplenium L.
- Species: Asplenium acrobryum Christ
- Var./Subsp.:
- Common name(s): New Guinea Salt Fern
General Collection Data
- Date: 05-XI-2016
- Primary Collector & #: M. Sundue & H. Maraia 4250
- 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: Primary 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: S4.62616° E152.04406°
- Elevation: 1012 m
