Adiatnum aneitense is unusual within the genus for being epiphytic. At Mt. Gohavisuka, were I found this plant, they were primarily growing on the root mantles of tree ferns.
Adiantum aneitense
Collection data (S. A. James & M. Sundue, 1701 )
Classification & Common Names
- Class: Polypodiopsida
- Family: Pteridaceae
- Genus: Adiantum L.
- Species: Adiantum aneitense Caruth.
Collection Data
- Collection Date: 21-II-2012
- Collection Number: 1701
- Primary collector: S. A. James & M. Sundue
- Collected by: Michael Sundue, Si He
- Determined by: Layne Huiet, 2013 (DUKE)
- Habitat: Primary Forest
- Habit: Epiphyte
- Specimen locations: BISH, DUKE, VT
No mapped posts found (no valid coordinates).
Collection Location
- General location: Mt. Gohavisuka Provincial Park
- Country: Papua New Guinea
- State or Province: Eastern Highlands
- Municipality: Goroka
- Coordinates: ,
- Elevation: 2300 m
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!
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