Microsorum x maximum   ((W. D. Brackenridge) E. B. Copeland)


 
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syn. Drynaria maxima (W. D. Brackenridge), Pleopeltis maximus ((W. D. Brackenridge) T. Moore), Polypodium maximum ((W. D. Brackenridge) W. J. Hooker)

 
distribution:

Society Islands: Bora Bora, Huahine, Maupiti, Mo'orea, Ra'iatea, Taha'a, Tahiti

 
local name:

metua pua'a 'ata ho'e - Society Islands

 
left:

Microsorum x maximum


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

http://mooreabiocode.org
 
left:

Microsorum x maximum


Photo: by courtesy of Association Richesses du fenua Te anahotu

http://www.tiaredex.pf

 
References:

- A. G. Murdock; A. R. Smith: Pteridophytes of Moorea, French Polynesia, with a New Species, Tmesipteris gracilis (Psilotaceae). Pacific Science 57(3): 253-265. 2003
- 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