Zealandia pustulata

Zealandia pustulata, synonym Microsorum pustulatum,[1] (kangaroo fern or hound's tongue, in Māori: kōwaowao, pāraharaha) is a species of fern[2] within the family Polypodiaceae.

Zealandia pustulata
In Upper Hutt beech forest, New Zealand.
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Class: Polypodiopsida
Order: Polypodiales
Suborder: Polypodiineae
Family: Polypodiaceae
Genus: Zealandia
Species:
Z. pustulata
Binomial name
Zealandia pustulata
(G.Forst.) Testo & A.R.Field[1]
Synonyms
  • Microsorum diversifolium (G.Forst.) Copel.
  • Microsorum pustulatum (G.Forst.) Copel.
  • Phymatosorus diversifolius (Willd.)
  • Phymatosorus pustulatus (G.Forst.) Large et al.
  • Polypodium diversifolium Willd.
  • Polypodium pustulatum G.Forst.

Distribution

This species occurs widely in New Zealand and also in Queensland, New South Wales, Victoria and Tasmania in Australia.[3] An example occurrence in the North Island of New Zealand is in the Hamilton Ecological District where it is associated with a number of other ferns including Icarus filiforme and Lomaria discolor.[4]

See also

Notes

  1. Hassler, Michael & Schmitt, Bernd (January 2020). "Zealandia pustulata". Checklist of Ferns and Lycophytes of the World. Version 8.20. Retrieved 2020-02-11.
  2. D.J. Mabberley. 2008
  3. Peter G. Wilson
  4. C. Michael Hogan. 2009

References

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