Pteris pacifica Hieron.

  • Filed As

    Pteridaceae
    Pteris pacifica Hieron.

  • Collector(s)

    D. H. Lorence 9952 with M. Balick, W. Law, Steve Perlman, K. R. Wood, 08 Mar 2009

  • Location

    Federated States of Micronesia. Pohnpei. Sokehs (Mun.). Summit of Sokehs Ridge, site of Japanese gun bunker, leeward side of ridge facing ocean. Secondary wet forest with Elaeocarpus carolinensis, Pangium edule, Campnospermum, Timonius ponapensis, Spathodea campanulata, Bambusa, Sphaeropteris, Adenanthera pavonina, and numerous ferns.

  • Habitat

    Occasional, forest floor.

  • Description

    Terrestrial fern with short, prostrate rhizome, fronds clustered.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 02136905

    Occurrence ID: 78a03003-c761-4abf-abf7-3341755561de

  • Related Publications

    [Article] Herrera, Katherine, et al. 2010. Checklist of the Vascular Plants of Pohnpei, Federated States of Micronesia with Local Names and Uses. Allertonia. 10: 1-192.

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  • Kingdom

    Plantae

  • Division

    Pteridophyta

  • Order

    Polypodiales

  • Family

    Pteridaceae

  • All Determinations

    Pteris pacifica Hieron. det D. H. Lorence

  • Region

    Oceania

  • Country

    Federated States of Micronesia

  • State/Province

    Pohnpei

  • County/Municipio

    Sokehs (Mun.)

  • Locality

    Summit of Sokehs Ridge, site of Japanese gun bunker, leeward side of ridge facing ocean. Secondary wet forest with Elaeocarpus carolinensis, Pangium edule, Campnospermum, Timonius ponapensis, Spathodea campanulata, Bambusa, Sphaeropteris, Adenanthera pavonina, and numerous ferns.

  • Elevation

    Alt. 255 m. (837 ft.)

  • Coordinates

    6.9622, 158.19

  • Distribution

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FLORA OF THE CAROLINE ISLANDS
Pteris padfica Hieron,
PTERXDACEAE	COM, NY, UC
CAROLINE ISLANDS
FOHNPH: Sokehs District, summit of Sokehs Ridge, site of Japanese gun
bunker, leeward side of ridge facing ocean. Secondary wet forest with
Elaeocarpus carolinensis, Pangium edule, Campnospermum, Timonius
ponapensis, Spathodea campanulata, Bambusa, Sphaeropteris, Adenanthera
pavonina, and numerous ferns.
Terrestrial fern with short, prostrate rhizome, fronds clustered. Occasional,
forest floor.
Lat/Long: 6° 57* 44" N 158° 11 24 E
Elev: 837 ft = 255 m
David H. Lorence 9952	08 MAR 2009
M. Balick, W. Law, Steve Perlman, K. R. Wood
NATIONAL TROPICAL BOTANICAL GARDEN HERBARIUM (PTBG)
Fieldwork suppported by NTBG, New York Botanical Garden,
Germeshausen Foundation, Marisla Foundation, National Science
Foundation, and Rasmussen Foundation
02136905