Collection Data (M. Sundue & H. Maraia 4366)
Classification & Common Names
- Class: Polypodiopsida
- Family: Athyriaceae
- Genus: Deparia Hook. & Grev.
- Species: Deparia petersenii (Kunze) M.Kato
- Var./Subsp.:
- Common name(s):
General Collection Data
- Date: 10-XI-2016
- Primary Collector & #: M. Sundue & H. Maraia 4366
- 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 (VT)
- Habitat: Castanopsis forest
- Habit: Terrestrial
- 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: 1355 m
Cool – dramatically different than the plants I have seen in Florida, USA, where this species is invasive. I wonder if they are the same thing.
Good question! Take a look at this if you haven’t already: Shinohara, W., Hsu, T.W., Moore, S.J. and Murakami, N., 2006. Genetic analysis of the newly found diploid cytotype of Deparia petersenii (Woodsiaceae: Pteridophyta): Evidence for multiple origins of the tetraploid. International Journal of Plant Sciences, 167(2), pp.299-309.