Flora of Josephstaal, Papua New Guinea 
Lae National Herbarium 
13978 Polypodiaceae 
Drynaria sparsisora (Desv.) T. Moore 
keys to this result on Hovenkamp et al. 
Madang Province, Josephstaal FMA area, colls around 
expedition Camp 2 at the Guam River; centered on 
GPS 280100 E, 9497596 N, elevation ca. 50-100 m; 
generally from lower slopes of natural-growth foothill 
forest. 
coll sequence 13953-14003; epiphyte; rhizome 
squarrose; nest leaves scarious, puberulent; foliage 
leaves dry-firm, opaquely green both sides; sori in 
several rows between costulae. 
coll: W. Takeuchi, J. Wiakabu, M. Gorrez, A. Towati 13978 
date: Aug. 13, 1999 
det.: WT; Jan. 2000 
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