Tectaria barberi

by Michael Sundue | Apr 20, 2024 | Ferns | 0 comments

Collection data (M. Sundue, S.110915 )

Classification & Common Names

Class: Polypodiopsida
Family: Tectariaceae
Genus: Tectaria Cav.
Species: Tectaria barberi Copel.

Collection Data

Collection Date: 21-II-2024
Collection Number: S.110915
Primary collector: M. Sundue
Collected by: Michael Sundue, Peter Wilkie, Sadie Barber, Rantai Jawa, Johnny Angkabau
Determined by: M. Sundue
Habitat: Lowland forest
Habit: Terrestrial
Specimen locations: E, SAR
Observations: Terrestrial, fertile frond longer and more erect than sterile. Plants 1-pinnate, but other 2-pinnate plants seen which may be the same species. Also, many juvenile plants seen with simple, pentagonally-lobed leaves.

Tectaria barberi

Collection Location

General location: Niah National Park
Country: Malaysia
State or Province: Sarawak
Municipality: Niah
Coordinates: 3.822152,113.766043
Elevation: 100 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!