Arthrobotrya is one of the bolbitidoid genera that exhibits distinct bathyphylls (lower leaves) and acrophylls (upper leaves). There a morphological transition between the two types of leaves as the plant climbs higher into the canopy.
Collection Data (M. Sundue 3840)
Classification & Common Names
- Class: Polypodiopsida
- Family: Dryopteridaceae
- Genus: Arthrobotrya J. Sm.
- Species: Arthrobotrya articulata (Fée) J. Sm.
- Var./Subsp.:
- Common name(s):
General Collection Data
- Date: 10-VIII-2014
- Primary Collector & #: M. Sundue 3840
- 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 (VT)
- Habitat: Pre-montane forest
- Habit: Hemiepiphyte
- Specimen Locations: LAE, VT
Additional Comments
Collection Location
- Location: Bundi – – – Madang – Papua New Guinea.
- Coordinates: 5°43.021'S, 145°16.12'E
- Elevation: 1200 m
