Revision of the fern genus Orthiopteris (Saccolomataceae) in Malesia and adjacent regions

By

Luong, Thien-Tam
Hovenkamp, Peter
Sosef, Marc

Type

Article

Date of Publication

2015

Original Publication

PhytoKeys

Volume

53

Pages

39-71

Subjects

Madagascar , Malesia , Melanesia , new species , new varieties , Orthiopteris , Polynesia , Saccolomataceae , taxonomy

Contributed by

Pensoft Publishers

Language

English

Published by

Sofia, Bulgaria Pensoft Publishers [2010]-

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3897/phytokeys.53.4955

 

Abstract

A taxonomic revision of the Old-World representatives of the fern genus Orthiopteris is presented. We recognize eight species, one of which is newly described (Orthiopteris samoensis), and five varieties, of which two are newly described (O. campylura var. insularis and O. campylura var. laxa). Orthiopteris acuminata, O. caudata, O. minor and O. kingii are all reduced to varieties of O. campylura.