Macrothelypteris torresiana   ((C. Gaudichaud) R. C. Ching)


 
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syn. Lastrea tenericaulis ((N. Wallich ex W. J. Hooker) T. Moore), Lastrea torresiana ((C. Gaudichaud) T. Moore), Nephrodium tenericaule ((N. Wallich ex W. J. Hooker) W. J. Hooker), Polypodium nemorale (W. D. Brackenridge), Polypodium tenericaule (N. Wallich ex W. J. Hooker), Polystichum torresianum (C. Gaudichaud), Thelypteris torresiana ((C. Gaudichaud) A. H. Alston)

 
distribution: (within Polynesia)

Austral Islands: Raivavae, Rapa, Rimatara, Rurutu
Cook Islands: Aitutaki, Mangaia, Rarotonga
Fiji: Rotuma
New Zealand: Raoul Island / Kermadec Islands; Northland / North Island
Norfolk Islands: Norfolk Island
Samoa: Ofu, Ta'u, Tutuila
Society Islands: Bora Bora, Mo'orea, Ra'iatea, Tahiti
Wallis and Futuna: Alofi, Futuna

 
local name: -

 
 
above:

Macrothelypteris torresiana


Photo: (under creative commons licence) Moorea Biocode, by Joel Nitta; by courtesy of Joel Nitta

http://mooreabiocode.org

 
References:

- Alan R. Smith; Kathleen M. Pryer; Eric Schuettpelz; Petra Korall; Harald Schneider; Paul G. Wolf: A classification for extant ferns. Taxon 55(33): 705-731. 2006