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 | |
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| 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 | |
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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
- Phlebodium aureum, similar looking fern
- Microsorum punctatum, another similar looking species
Notes
- Hassler, Michael & Schmitt, Bernd (January 2020). "Zealandia pustulata". Checklist of Ferns and Lycophytes of the World. Version 8.20. Retrieved 2020-02-11.
- D.J. Mabberley. 2008
- Peter G. Wilson
- C. Michael Hogan. 2009
References
- C. Michael Hogan. 2009. Crown Fern: Blechnum discolor, Globaltwitcher.com, ed. N. Stromberg
- D.J. Mabberley. 2008. Mabberley's plant-book: a portable dictionary of plants, their classification and uses, third edition, revised, Cambridge University Press, ISBN 0-521-82071-5, ISBN 978-0-521-82071-4, 1021 pages
- Peter G. Wilson. "Microsorum pustulatum". PlantNET - New South Wales Flora Online. Royal Botanic Gardens & Domain Trust, Sydney Australia. Retrieved 2009-06-08.
- Polypodium pustulatum G.Forst., Fl. Ins. Austr. 81 (1786).
- M.F. Large, J.E. Braggins and P.S. Green (1992). "The Identity of Polypodium pustulatum Forst. f. (Polypodiaceae)". Kew Bulletin. 47 (1): 121–127. doi:10.2307/4110771. JSTOR 4110771.
- Large MF, Braggins JE, Green PS (1992). "A new combination for Polypodium pustulatum Forster f. (Polypodiaceae)". New Zealand Journal of Botany. 30 (2): 207–208. doi:10.1080/0028825X.1992.10412901. ISSN 0028-825X.CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) pdf
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