Microsorum powellii

by Michael Sundue | Dec 26, 2020 | Ferns | 0 comments

The position of M. powellii has varied. Testo et al. (2019) placed it in Zealandia, but Chen et al. (2020) resolved it in Microsorium among their core microsorioids, with which it is morphologically more congruent.

Testo, W.L., Field, A.R., Sessa, E.B. and Sundue, M., 2019. Phylogenetic and morphological analyses support the resurrection of Dendroconche and the recognition of two new genera in Polypodiaceae subfamily Microsoroideae. Systematic Botany, 44(4), pp.737-752.

Chen, C.C., Hyvönen, J. and Schneider, H., 2020. Exploring phylogeny of the microsoroid ferns (Polypodiaceae) based on six plastid DNA markers. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution, 143, p.106665.

Collection data

Classification & Common Names

Class: Polypodiopsida
Family: Polypodiaceae
Genus: Microsorum Link
Species: Microsorum powellii (Hook. & Baker) Copel.

Collection Data

Collection Date: 07-XI-2016
Collection Number: 4305
Primary collector: M. Sundue & H. Maraia
Collected by: Irene Engilis, Alan Hitch, Ed de Vogel, John Trochet, Nittya Semard, Allen Allison, Raymon Joshua, Kore Maraia, Dabio, Alois Gambia
Determined by: M. Sundue
Habitat: Castanopsis forest
Habit: Epiphyte
Specimen locations: LAE, VT

Collection Location

General location: Wild Dog Camp - former site of SINIVIT Wild Dog Mine
Country: Papua New Guinea
State or Province: East New Britain
Coordinates: -4.626160,152.044060
Elevation: 1012 m

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About the Author

Michael Sundue

My field work is centered in Colombia, and Papua New Guinea. I am based at the Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh (E). If you have any ferns that you want identified, please send them to me!