Microsorum

Microsorum
Microsorum pteropus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Division:	Pteridophyta
Class:	Pteridopsida
Order:	Polypodiales
(unranked):	Eupolypods I
Family:	Polypodiaceae
Genus:	Microsorum Link Hort. Berol. 1833[1]
Species
See text.
Synonyms
Campylogramma Alderw. 1916 Colysis C. Presl 1851 Dendroconche Copel. 1911 Kaulinia B.K. Nayar 1964 Microsorium Link 1841 Myrmecophila Christ ex T. Nakai 1929 Onychium Reinw. 1825 Phymatosorus Pic. Serm. 1973[2]

Microsorum is a genus of over fifty species of tropical ferns. Like most ferns, they grow from rhizomes, rather than roots. The genus name is often misspelled "Microsorium" or "Microsoreum". It includes some species that are lithophytic rheophytes.

Species

• Microsorum alatum (Brackenr.) Copel.; Gen. Fil. 196 (1947)
• Microsorum angustifolium (Ching) comb. ined.
  • var. falcatolineare (Ching) comb. ined.
• Microsorum aurantiacum Nooteboom; Blumea 41: 17 (1996), et Blumea 42: 315 (1997)
• Microsorum australiense (Bailey) Bostock; Fl. Australia 48: 715 (1998)
• Microsorum baithoense V.N.Tu; Bot. Zhurn. (Moscow & Leningrad) 64(I2): 1770 (1979)
• Microsorum basicordatum (P.S.Wang) comb. ined.
• Microsorum biseriatum (Bosman) Nooteboom; Blumea 42: 315 (1997)
• Microsorum brassii
• Microsorum buergerianum (Miq.) Ching; Bull. Fan Mem. Inst. 4. 295-311 (1933)
• Microsorum chapaense (C. Chr. & Tardieu) comb. ined.
• Microsorum cinctum Bosman; Leiden Bot. Ser. 14: 76, t. 12 (1991) [non Copel. 1947
• Microsorum commutatum (Bl.) Copel.; Gen. Fil. 196 (1947)
• Microsorum congregatifolium (Alderw.) Holtt.; Rev. Fl. Mal. 2: 178 (1955)
• Microsorum cuneatum (S.F.Wu) comb. ined.
• Microsorum cuspidatum (D. Don) Tagawa; Hara's Fl. East. Himalaya 495 (1966)
• Microsorum dengii (Ching & P.S.Wang) comb. ined.
• Microsorum egregium (Brause) Bosman; Leiden Bot. Ser. 14: 80 (1991)
• Microsorum emeiensis (Ching & K. H. Shing) comb. ined.
• Microsorum ensatum (Thunb.) H.Itô; Journ. Jap. Bot. 11: 96 (1935)
  • f. izuensis (Sa.Kurata & Satake ex Sa.Kurata) comb. ined.
  • f. undulatodentata (Sugim.) comb. ined.
• Microsorum ensiforme (Thunb.) Schelpe; Contr. Bolus Herb. 10: 151 (1982)
• Microsorum excelsum Ching & S. K. Wu; Fl. Xizangica 1: 327 (1983)
• Microsorum fortunei (Moore) Ching; Bull. Fan Mem. Inst. Biol. Bot. 4 304 (1933)
• Microsorum griseorhizoma Gilli; Ann. Naturhist. Mus. Wien 81: 25 (1977 publ. 1978)
• Microsorum grossum (Langsd. & Fisch.) S.B.Andrews; Ferns of Queensland: 280 (1990)
• Microsorum hemionitideum (Presl) Copel.; Univ. Calif. Publ. Bot. 16. 111-116 (1929)
• Microsorum henryi (Christ) C.M.Kuo; Taiwania 30: 67 (1985)
• Microsorum heterocarpum (BI.) Ching; Bull. Fan Mem. Inst. Biol. Bot 4: 295 (1933)
• Microsorum heterolobum (C. Chr.) Copel.; Gen. Fil. 196 (1947)
• Microsorum howense Lord Howe Island
• Microsorum insigne (Blume) Copel.; Univ. Calif. Publ. Bot. 16. 111-116 (1929)
• Microsorum intermedium (Ching) comb. ined.
• Microsorum kongtingense (Ching & Y.X.Lin) comb. ined.
• Microsorum krayanense M.Kato, Darnaedi & K.lwats.; J. Fac. Sci. Univ. Tokyo, Sect. 3, Bot. 15(1): 105 (1991)
• Microsorum lanceolatum (Ching & S. K. Wu) comb. ined.
• Microsorum lancifolium (Ching & K. H. Shing) comb. ined.
• Microsorum lastii (Bak.) Tardieu; Humbert, Fl. Madag. Fam. 5. 2: 116 (1960)
• Microsorum latilobatum Hennipman & Hett.; Bot. Jahrb. 105(1): 6 (1984) [nom. nov.
• Microsorum leandrianum Tardieu; Notul. Syst. [Paris] 15: 444 (1959)
• Microsorum lineare (Ching & P.S.Chiu) comb. ined.
• Microsorum linguiforme (Mett.) Copel.; Univ. Calif. Publ. Bot. 16: 116 (1929)
• Microsorum longissimum J. Sm. ex Fée; Gen. 268 t. 20 D. f. 2 (1850–52)
• Microsorum longshengense (Ching & K. H. Shing) comb. ined.
• Microsorum maculosum (Christ) comb. ined.
• Microsorum maximum (Brackenr.) Copel.; Occ. Pap. Bishop Mus. 14: 73 (1938)
• Microsorum membranaceum (D. Don) Ching; Bull, Fan Mem. Inst. Biol. 4: 309 (1933)
• Microsorum membranifolium (R. Br.) Ching; Bull. Fan Mem. Inst. Biol. Bot. 10: 239 (1941); Pimple fern
• Microsorum microsorioides (W.M. Zhu) comb. ined.
• Microsorum minor (W.M. Zhu) comb. ined.
• Microsorum monstrosum (Copel.) Copel.; Gen. Fil. 196 (1947)
• Microsorum muliense (Ching & S. K. Wu) comb. ined.
• Microsorum mutense (Ching & S. K. Wu) comb. ined.
• Microsorum nanchuanense (Ching & Z.Y.Liu) comb. ined.
• Microsorum ningpoense (Baker) comb. ined.
• Microsorum normale (D. Don) Ching; Bull. Fan Mem. Inst. 4. 295-311 (1933)
• Microsorum novae-zealandiae (Bak.) Copel.; Gen. Fil. 196 (1947)
• Microsorum ovalifolium Ching & S. K. Wu; Fl. Xizangica 1: 327 (1983)
• Microsorum ovatum (C. Presl) Nair & Bennet; Bull. Bot. Surv. India 11: 432 (1969 publ. 1972)
• Microsorum palmatopedatum (Bak.) comb. ined.
• Microsorum pappei (Mett. ex Kuhn) Tardieu; Humbert, Fl. Madag. Fam. 5. 2: 115. t.25 (5-10) (1960); Pappe's wart fern
• Microsorum papuanum (Baker) Parris; Kew Bull. 41(1): 70 (1986)
• Microsorum parksii (Copel.) Copel.; Gen. Fil. 196 (1947)
• Microsorum pentaphyllum (Bak.) Copel.; Gen. Fil. 196 (1947)
• Microsorum piliferum V.N.Tu; Bot. Zhurn. (Moscow & Leningrad) 64(I2): 1772 (1979)
• Microsorum pitcairnense Copel.; Occ. Pap. Bishop Mus. 14: 74. t.25 (1938)
• Microsorum powellii (Bak. in Hook. & Bak.) Copel.; Gen. Fil. 196 (1947)
• Microsorum pteropodum (Ching) comb. ined.
• Microsorum pteropus (Bl.) Copel.; Univ. Calif. Publ. Bot. 16. 111-116 (1929); Java fern, a common aquarium plant
  • var. minor (Bedd.) C. Chr. & Tardieu (1939)
• Microsorum punctatum (L.) Copel.; Orient. Gen. Polyp. in Univ. Calif. Publ. Bot. 16: 110 (1929); Climbing Bird's Nest, pitted wart fern
• Microsorum pustulatum (G.Forst.) Copel.; Gen. Fil. 196 (1947)
  • ssp. pustulatum (G.Forst.) Copel.; Gen. Fil. 196 (1947); Hound's tongue, Kowaowao (Maori), Kangaroo fern.
  • ssp. howensis (Tindale & P.S.Green) comb. ined.
• Microsorum rampans (Baker) Parris; Kew Bull. 41(1): 70 (1986)
• Microsorum revolutum (Mett.) comb. ined.
• Microsorum rubidum (Kunze) Copel.; Gen. Fil. 197 (1947) [fide Fraser-Jenkins (1997)
• Microsorum samarense (J. Sm.) Bosman; Leiden Bot. Ser. 14: 102 (1991)
• Microsorum sapaense (V.N.Tu) comb. ined.
• Microsorum sarawakense (Bak.) Holtt.; Rev. Fl. Mal. 2: 175. f.85 (1955)
• Microsorum scandens (G.Forst.) Tindale; Amer. Fern Journ. 50: 241. t.20 (1960); Fragrant fern, Mokimoki (Maori)
• Microsorum scolopendria Copel.; Univ. Calif. Publ. Bot. 16. 111-116 (1929); embossed fern
• Microsorum sibomense (Rosenst.) Copel.; Gen. Fil. 196 (1947)
• Microsorum sinense (Ching) comb. ined.
• Microsorum sopuense Bosman; Leiden Bot. Ser. 14: 103 (1991)
• Microsorum spectrum (Kaulf.) Copel.; Gen. Fil. 197 (1947)
  • var. pentadactylum (Hillebr.) D. D. Palmer; [ined.
• Microsorum steerei (Harr.) Ching; Bull. Fan Mem. Inst. 4. 295-311 (1933)
• Microsorum subhemionitideum (H. Christ) comb. ined.
• Microsorum submarginale M.Kato, Darnaedi & K.Iwats.; J. Fac. Sci. Univ. Tokyo, Sect. 3, Bot. 15(1): 105 (1991)
• Microsorum subnudum (Ching & S. K. Wu) comb. ined.
• Microsorum superficiale (Blume) Ching; Bull. Fan Mem. Inst. 4. 295-311 (1933)
• Microsorum takhtajanii V.N.Tu; Bot. Zhurn. (Moscow & Leningrad) 64(12): 1769 (1979)
• Microsorum tenuipes (Ching & K. H. Shing) comb. ined.
• Microsorum tibeticum (Ching & S. K. Wu) Ching & S. K. Wu; Fl. Xizangica 1: 328 (1983)
• Microsorum triglossum (Baker) comb. ined.
• Microsorum truncatum (Ching & P.S.Wang) comb. ined.
• Microsorum tsaii (Ching & K. H. Shing) comb. ined.
• Microsorum varians (Mett.) Hennipman & Hett.; Bot. Jahrb. 105(1): 5 (1984)
• Microsorum venosum (Ching) comb. ined.
• Microsorum vieillardii (Mett.) Copel.; Gen. Fil. 196 (1947)
• Microsorum x inaequibasis (Ching & S. K. Wu) comb. ined. Platygyria x Lepisorus clathratus
• Microsorum yiliangensis (Ching & K. H. Shing) comb. ined.
• Microsorum zippelii (BI.) Ching; Bull. Fan Mem. Inst. Biol. 4: 308 (1933)

References

• 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

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