Collection Data (M. Sundue 3632)
Classification & Common Names
- Class: Polypodiopsida
- Family: Polypodiaceae
- Genus: Themelium (T. Moore) Parris
- Species: Themelium yoderi (Copel.) Parris
- Var./Subsp.:
- Common name(s):
General Collection Data
- Date: 29-VII-2014
- Primary Collector & #: M. Sundue 3632
- Collection Party: M. Sundue M. Lehnert D. N. Karger D. Quandt S. Noben K. Mar B.-C. Ho Y. Mei L. Lewis
- Det. History: M. Sundue
- Habitat: Cloud forest with Nothofagus
- Habit: On rotted wood
- Specimen Locations: LAE, VT
Additional Comments
Collection Location
- Location: Bundi – – – Madang – Papua New Guinea.
- Coordinates: -5.815000, 145.157917
- Elevation: 2700 m
Wow! Is this a grammitid?
Yes, and weirdly enough, this clade is nested within Oreogrammitis and Radiogrammitis which look much more “typical”. See:
Sundue, Michael A., et al. “Global phylogeny and biogeography of grammitid ferns (Polypodiaceae).” Molecular phylogenetics and evolution 81 (2014): 195-206.
Cool! That’s a beautiful paper. I see that Oreogrammitis and Radiogrammitis are a mess…