Orthiopteris campylura var. kingii

by Michael Sundue | Jul 23, 2015 | Ferns, New Collections | 0 comments

This taxon, recognized as Orthiopteris kingii by many authors, has been reduced to a variety of O. campylura by Luong et al. (2015) in their taxonomic revision.

Luong, T.-T. , P. H. Hovenkamp, M. S.M. Sosef. 2015. Revision of the fern genus Orthiopteris (Saccolomataceae) in Malesia and adjacent regions. Phytokeys 53: 39-71.

Collection data

Classification & Common Names

Class: Polypodiopsida
Family: Saccolomataceae
Genus: Orthiopteris Copel.
Species: Orthiopteris campylura (Kunze) Copel.
Variety: kingii (Bedd.) P.H.Hovenkamp & T.T.Luong

Collection Data

Collection Date: 7-II-2013
Collection Number: 1610
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

Collection Location

General location: Sibium Mtns.
Country: Papua New Guinea
State or Province: Northern Province
Coordinates: ,
Elevation: 1390 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!