Polystichum moluccense

The large 3-pinnate leaves and pale scales help diagnose this species. I have seen it growing terrestrially and as an epiphyte.

Collection Data (M. Sundue & H. Maraia 4426)

Classification & Common Names

Class: Polypodiopsida
Family: Dryopteridaceae
Genus: Polystichum Roth
Species: Polystichum moluccense (Bl.) T. Moore
Var./Subsp.:
Common name(s):

General Collection Data

Date: 08-XI-2016
Primary Collector & #: M. Sundue & H. Maraia 4426
Collection Party: Irene Engilis, Alan Hitch, Ed de Vogel, John Trochet, Nittya Semard, Allen Allison, Raymon Joshua, Kore Maraia, Dabio, Alois Gambia
Det. History: M. Sundue
Habitat: Castanopsis forest
Habit: Epiphyte
Specimen Locations: LAE, VT

Additional Comments

Collection Location

Location: Wild Dog Camp - former site of SINIVIT Wild Dog Mine – – – East New Britain – Papua New Guinea.
Coordinates: S4.62616° E152.04406°
Elevation: 1335 m

About The Author

Michael Sundue

I am particularly interested in macroevolutionary patterns and characters that diagnose large clades of ferns and lycophytes. My field work is centered in Mexico, Colombia, and Papua New Guinea. I am based in the Pringle Herbarium (VT) at the University of Vermont. If you have any ferns that you want identified, please send them to me!