Abrodictyum pluma
Collection data (S. A. James & M. Sundue, 1630 )
Classification & Common Names
- Class: Polypodiopsida
- Family: Hymenophyllaceae
- Genus: Abrodictyum C. Presl
- Species: Abrodictyum pluma (Hook.) Ebihara & K.Iwats.
Collection Data
- Collection Date: 8-II-2013
- Collection Number: 1630
- Primary collector: S. A. James & M. Sundue
- Collected by: Shelley James, Michael Sundue, Allen Allison, Si He, Dubi Damas, Bulisa Iova, Oliver Tallowin
- Determined by: M. Sundue
- Habitat: Primary Forest
- Habit: Terrestrial
- Specimen locations: BISH, LAE, VT
No mapped posts found (no valid coordinates).
Collection Location
- General location: Sibium Mtns.
- Country: Papua New Guinea
- State or Province: Northern Province
- Coordinates: ,
- Elevation: 1680 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!
You may also like:
Ophioglossum nudicaule
Plants of O. nudicaule were abundant in the mowed grass around the weather station at La Selva biological field station.
Didymoglossum reptans
Its hard not to be charmed by Didymoglossum. The abundant false veins help to diagnose this species. It is found at mid-elevations throughout tropical America.
Interesting photos Michael. This one similar to Abrodictyum laetum from New Caledonia: http://collections.tepapa.govt.nz/Object/1408997
Thanks Leon! Another similar species is Abrodictyum asa-grayi from the central Pacific: http://calphotos.berkeley.edu/cgi/img_query?where-family=Hymenophyllaceae&where-lifeform=specimen_tag&rel-lifeform=ne&rel-family=eq