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Pyrrosia lingua

(Thunb.) Farw. (1931)

This name is accepted

Kingdom: Viridiplantae Phylum: Pteridophyta Class/Clade: Polypodiopsida Order: Polypodiales Family: Polypodiaceae Genus: Pyrrosia

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Bibliography

Name Published In: Amer. Midl. Naturalist 12(8): 302 (1931)

Occurrences

SNo. Scientific Name Locality Habitat Basis of Record Description Recorded By Record Number Island Source Date
1 Pyrrosia lingua Bishop Museum nursery Bishop Museum greenhouse, cultivated fernbasket plant. Originally collected by Tommy Boyd, BISH Grounds Manager, from the grounds of the home of John Dominis Holt on Pacific Heights. Preserved_Specimen Frond up to 42 cm long, with ca. 1/2 the length consisting of the smooth, narrow petiole; rhizome 3 mm thick, covered with thick, leathery scales; growing tips of rhizomes white-scaly; backside of fertile fronds completely covered with spores, except along secondary veins and along midrib; backside of sterile fronds silvery. Imada, C. 20052 Oahu BISH 2005-03-28
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