Microlepia speluncae (L.) T.Moore

  • Filed As

    Dennstaedtiaceae
    Microlepia speluncae (L.) T.Moore

  • Collector(s)

    D. H. Lorence 9685 with M. Balick, W. Law, G. Milne, C. Milne, K. Soladaob, C. Trauernicht, C. Kitalong, A. Kitalong, S. Hanser, M. McArchur, S. Perlman, 21 Jan 2008

  • Location

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

  • Habitat

    Agroforest with remnants of lowland wet forest, with Inocarpus, Heterospathe, Cocos, Serianthes, Horsfieldia, Melochia, Macaranga, Osmoxylon, Areca catechu, Musa, Averrhoa.

  • Description

    Terrestrial fern, rhizome prostrate, short creeping, fronds erect, to 1.75 m tall. Common along forest edge. Phytochemical voucher.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 206877

    Occurrence ID: d861623a-ebff-4a4a-a868-292ea38d23d7

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  • 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

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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
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, Horsfleldia,
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. Kaim Rasmussen Foundation
NYdb
00206877