Microlepia speluncae (L.) T.Moore

  • Kingdom

    Plantae

  • Division

    Pteridophyta

  • Order

    Polypodiales

  • Family

    Dennstaedtiaceae

  • All Determinations

    Microlepia speluncae (L.) T.Moore det D. H. Lorence, 06 Jun 2008

  • Region

    Oceania

  • Country

    Palau

  • State/Province

    Ngaraard

  • Locality

    Babelthuap (Babeldaob) Island. Near Elab hamlet private farm, near coast known as Long Beach Garden

  • Elevation

    Alt. 5 - 10 m. (16 - 33 ft.)

  • Coordinates

    7.64033, 134.639

  • Distribution

    Map all specimens of this taxon

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The New York Botanical Garden
Institute of Economic Botany
Ethnobotanical Studies in Micronesia
Pteridophyte
Microlepia speluncae (L.) T. Moore
det. David H. Lorence, 06/06/2008
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NEW YORK BOTANICAL GARDEN
Republic of Palau. Babelthuap (Babeldaob) Island. Ngaraard
State. Near Elab hamlet private farm, near coast known as Long
Beach Garden.
7°38'25"N, 134°38'21"E
5-10 m.
Agroforest with remnants of lowland wet forest, with
Inocarpus, Heterospathe, Cocos, Serianthes, Horsfieldia,
Melochia, Macaranga, Osmoxylon, Areca catechu, Musa,
Averrhoa..
Terrestrial fern, rhizome prostrate, short creeping, fronds erect, to
1.75 m tall. Common along forest edge. Phytochemical voucher.
21/01/2008
David H. Lorence, M. Balick, W. Law, G. Milne, C. Milne, K.
Soladaob, C. Trauemicht, C. Kitalong, A. Kitalong, S. Hanser, M.
McArchur, S. Perlman 9685
The V. Kann Rasmussen Foundation
NYdb
00206875