Polstichum daymanense regularly grows an an epiphyte, an unusual habit for the genus.
Polystichum daymanense
Collection data (S. A. James & M. Sundue, 1725 )
Classification & Common Names
- Class: Polypodiopsida
- Family: Dryopteridaceae
- Genus: Polystichum Roth
- Species: Polystichum daymanense Nakaike
Collection Data
- Collection Date: 22-Feb-2013
- Collection Number: 1725
- Primary collector: S. A. James & M. Sundue
- Collected by: Michael Sundue & Si He
- Determined by: D. S. Barrington 2015 (VT)
- Habitat: Primary Forest
- Habit: Epiphyte
- Specimen locations: AK, BISH, LAE, VT
- Observations: Epiphytic. Ex-indusiate.
Collection Location
- General location: Mt. Gohavisuka Provincial Park
- Country: Papua New Guinea
- State or Province: Eastern Highlands
- Coordinates: -6.01666667,145.41666667
- Elevation: 2300 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!
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thanks for catching that Barbara! I have corrected the name.