This species belongs to a clade of small, 1-pinnate taxa and corresponds to part of the artificial genus Trichipteris. These plants formed a significant colony along a small slow-flowing stream along with Parapolystichum effusum ssp. divergens and Metaxya rostrata.
Alsophila scandens is a climbing epiphytic tree fern! Plants begin as free-standing, but then later adhere to nearby trees by their root mantle. In the Sibium mountains of Papua New Guinea where this individual was collected, I saw plants climbing up to 6m into the...
This belongs to the Elaphoglossum sartorii complex in Elaphoglossum sect. Elaphoglossum.
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