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.
Collection Data (S. A. James & M. Sundue 1610)
Classification & Common Names
- Class: Polypodiopsida
- Family: Saccolomataceae
- Genus: Orthiopteris Copel.
- Species: Orthiopteris campylura (Kunze) Copel.
- Var./Subsp.: kingii (Bedd.) P.H.Hovenkamp & T.T.Luong
- Common name(s):
General Collection Data
- Date: 7-II-2013
- Primary Collector & #: S. A. James & M. Sundue 1610
- Collection Party: Shelley James, Michael Sundue, Allen Allison, Si He, Dubi Damas, Bulisa Iova, Oliver Tallowin
- Det. History: M. Sundue
- Habitat: Primary Forest
- Habit: Terrestrial
- Specimen Locations: BISH, LAE, VT
Additional Comments
Collection Location
- Location: Sibium Mtns. – – – Northern Province – Papua New Guinea.
- Coordinates: 9°18.2797’S, 148°16.3596’E
- Elevation: 1390 m
