Polypodiaceae
Phymatosorus

Phymatosorus grossus (Langsd. & Fisch.) Brownlie

First published in Beih. Nova Hedwigia 55: 385 (1977)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Hainan, Vietnam, Borneo, New Guinea, N. & NE. Australia to S. Pacific. It is a perennial or epiphyte and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Borneo, Fiji, Hainan, Marquesas, New Caledonia, New Guinea, Northern Territory, Pitcairn Is., Queensland, Solomon Is., Tokelau-Manihiki, Tonga, Tubuai Is., Vanuatu, Vietnam, Wallis-Futuna Is., Western Australia

Introduced into:

Hawaii, India, Sri Lanka

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Roskov Y. & al. (eds.) (2018). World Ferns: Checklist of Ferns and Lycophytes of the World. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life Naturalis, Leiden, the Netherlands.
  • Whistler, A. (2018). Flora of Tokelau: 1-126. Isle Botanica, Honolulu.

An alternative taxonomy had been proposed by the following authorities:

  • Plunkett, G.M., Ranker, T.A., Sam, C. & Balick, M.J. (2022). Towards a checklist of the vascular flora of Vanuatu. Candollea 77: 105-118. [Cited as Microsorum grossum.]

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Chen, C.-W. & al. (2022). An annotated checklist of lycophytes and ferns of the Solomon islands. The Fern Gazette 21: 292-419.
  • Fraser-Jenkins, C.R. & al. (2021). An Annotated Checklist of Indian Pteridophytes 3: 1-450. Dehra Dun : BSMPS.
  • Meyer, J.-Y. (2017). Guide des plantes de Wallis et Futuna: 1-486. Au vent des iles, editions, Tahiti.
  • Plunkett, G.M., Ranker, T.A., Sam, C. & Balick, M.J. (2022). Towards a checklist of the vascular flora of Vanuatu. Candollea 77: 105-118.
  • Whistler, A. (2018). Flora of Tokelau: 1-126. Isle Botanica, Honolulu.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Braithwaite, A. F. [2563] Vanuatu K001598505 Yes
Braithwaite, A. F. [2563] Vanuatu K001598506 Yes
Jul 1, 2013 Savatier, L. [765] French Polynesia Microsorum grossum K000722208 No
Dec 1, 2012 Maggo, C.H. [48] French Polynesia Microsorum grossum K000722209 No
Mar 1, 2007 Grimes, J.W.; Muat, F. [1501] Indonesia Microsorum grossum K000559027 No
Mar 1, 2007 Grimes, J.W.; Muat, F. [1501] Indonesia Microsorum grossum K000559028 No
Dec 1, 2005 Powell, D.A. [522] Christmas Island Microsorum grossum K000559031 No
Dec 1, 2005 Powell, D.A. [522] Christmas Island Microsorum grossum K000559030 No
Dec 1, 2005 Powell, D.A. [522] Christmas Island Microsorum grossum K000559032 No
Dec 1, 2005 Powell, D.A. [522] Christmas Island Microsorum grossum K000559029 No
Dec 1, 2005 Du Puy, D.J.; Du Puy, B.P. [CI4] Christmas Island Microsorum grossum K000559026 No
Jun 1, 2005 Kennedy, H.; Teraoka, W. [3988] Samoa Microsorum grossum K000803299 No
Jun 1, 2005 Florence, J. [4248] French Polynesia Microsorum grossum K000803297 No
Jun 1, 2005 Kennedy, H.; Teraoka, W. [3988] Samoa Microsorum grossum K000803293 No
Jun 1, 2005 Kennedy, H.; Teraoka, W. [3988] Samoa Microsorum grossum K000803298 No
Jun 1, 2005 Kennedy, H.; Teraoka, W. [3988] Samoa Microsorum grossum K000803294 No
Jan 1, 2005 Cheeseman, T.F. [783] Cook Islands Microsorum grossum K000804153 No
Jan 1, 2005 Doty, M.S.; Newhouse, J. [11791] French Polynesia Microsorum grossum K000804172 No
Jan 1, 2005 Smith, A.C. [7962] Fiji Microsorum grossum K000804030 No
Jan 1, 2005 Seemann, B. [732] Fiji Microsorum grossum K000804027 No
Jan 1, 2005 Powell, T. [242] Samoa Microsorum grossum K000804147 No
Jan 1, 2005 Bulmer, C. [357] United States Microsorum grossum K000804188 No
Jan 1, 2005 Cairns [s.n.] Fiji Microsorum grossum K000804033 No
Jan 1, 2005 Soakai, E. [968] Tonga Microsorum grossum K000803302 No
Jan 1, 2005 Sokol, O. [54.1142] Micronesia, Federated States of Microsorum grossum K000804179 No
Jan 1, 2005 Kondo, Y. [s.n.] Micronesia, Federated States of Microsorum grossum K000804180 No
Jan 1, 2005 Sachet, M.H. [1679] French Polynesia Microsorum grossum K000804165 No
Jan 1, 2005 Nightingale, T. [s.n.] French Polynesia Microsorum grossum K000804148 No
Jan 1, 2005 Grant, M.L. [3998] French Polynesia Microsorum grossum K000804157 No
Jan 1, 2005 Fosberg, F.R. [12084] French Polynesia Microsorum grossum K000804175 No
Jan 1, 2005 Brass, L.J. [28514] Papua New Guinea Microsorum grossum K000636944 No
Jan 1, 2005 Sayers, C.D. [NGF19580] Papua New Guinea Microsorum grossum K000603806 No
Jan 1, 2005 St. John, H.; Fosberg, F.R. [15139] Pitcairn Islands Microsorum grossum K000804164 No
Jan 1, 2005 Schäfer, P.A. [s.n.] French Polynesia Microsorum grossum K000804173 No
Jan 1, 2005 Brown, F.B.H.; Brown, E.D.W. [312] French Polynesia Microsorum grossum K000804182 No
Jan 1, 2005 Bulmer, C. [357] United States Microsorum grossum K000804190 No
Jan 1, 2005 Powell, T. [48] Samoa Microsorum grossum K000825348 No
Jan 1, 2005 Hartley, T.G. [10434] Papua New Guinea Microsorum grossum K000603812 No
Jan 1, 2005 Hombron [18] French Polynesia Microsorum grossum K000804184 No
Jan 1, 2005 Whistler, A. [7405] Tonga Microsorum grossum K000804146 No
Jan 1, 2005 Bulmer, C. [357] United States Microsorum grossum K000804189 No
Jan 1, 2005 Smith, A.C. [8770] Fiji Microsorum grossum K000804031 No
Jan 1, 2005 Harvey, W.H. [s.n.] Fiji Microsorum grossum K000804032 No
Jan 1, 2005 St. John, H.; Fosberg, F.R. [15095] Pitcairn Islands Microsorum grossum K000649801 Yes
Jan 1, 2005 Gill, W.W. [s.n.] Cook Islands Microsorum grossum K000804154 No
Jan 1, 2005 Beechey [s.n.] French Polynesia Microsorum grossum K000804159 No
Jan 1, 2005 Cheeseman, T.F. [781] Cook Islands Microsorum grossum K000804152 No
Jan 1, 2005 Sachet, M.H. [1679] French Polynesia Microsorum grossum K000804161 No
Jan 1, 2005 Vandenberg, J.; Katik, P. [NGF42349] Papua New Guinea Microsorum grossum K000603804 No
Jan 1, 2005 Christophersen, E. [3335] Samoa Microsorum grossum K000804040 No
Jan 1, 2005 Parks, H.E. [16112] Samoa Microsorum grossum K000804036 No
Jan 1, 2005 Mukiu, J. [6] Papua New Guinea Microsorum grossum K000603808 No
Jan 1, 2005 Teikiteetini, M.; Florence, J. [9310] French Polynesia Microsorum grossum K000803300 No
Jan 1, 2005 Parks, H.E. [20804] Fiji Microsorum grossum K000804034 No
Jan 1, 2005 Stokes, A.M. [401] French Polynesia Microsorum grossum K000804176 No
Jan 1, 2005 Quayle, E.H. [499] French Polynesia Microsorum grossum K000804166 No
Jan 1, 2005 Beechey [s.n.] French Polynesia Microsorum grossum K000804158 No
Jan 1, 2005 Rau. K. [363] Papua New Guinea Microsorum grossum K000603801 No
Jan 1, 2005 Parks, H.E. [16352] Samoa Microsorum grossum K000804035 No
Jan 1, 2005 Wilkes [19] French Polynesia Microsorum grossum K000804183 No
Jan 1, 2005 St. John, H. [14357] French Polynesia Microsorum grossum K000804167 No
Jan 1, 2005 McGillivray, J. [371] Papua New Guinea Microsorum grossum K000603800 No
Jan 1, 2005 Skottsberg, C.; Skottsberg, I. [673] Chile Microsorum grossum K000804171 No
Jan 1, 2005 Kloss, C.B. [s.n.] Indonesia Microsorum grossum K000603811 No
Jan 1, 2005 Wilder, G.P. [1107] French Polynesia Microsorum grossum K000804181 No
Jan 1, 2005 Scarth-Johnson, V. [125] Tonga Microsorum grossum K000804038 No
Jan 1, 2005 Quayle, E.H. [s.n.] Pitcairn Islands Microsorum grossum K000649798 Yes
Jan 1, 2005 Bergman, H.F. [84] Microsorum grossum K000804169 No
Jan 1, 2005 St. John, H. [14357] French Polynesia Microsorum grossum K000804186 No
Jan 1, 2005 Tensen [36] Samoa Microsorum grossum K000804041 No
Jan 1, 2005 Stone, B.C. [4046] Micronesia, Federated States of Microsorum grossum K000804178 No
Jan 1, 2005 Bryce, G. [21] Papua New Guinea Microsorum grossum K000603807 No
Jan 1, 2005 St. John, H.; Fosberg, F.R. [15204] French Polynesia Microsorum grossum K000804168 No
Jan 1, 2005 Moseley, H.N. [s.n.] Samoa Microsorum grossum K000803303 No
Jan 1, 2005 Stevens, P.F. [LAE50138] Papua New Guinea Microsorum grossum K000603803 No
Jan 1, 2005 Streimann, H. [NGF44191] Papua New Guinea Microsorum grossum K000603805 No
Jan 1, 2005 Qoro, I. [14954] Fiji Microsorum grossum K000804029 No
Jan 1, 2005 Brass, L.J. [5225] Papua New Guinea Microsorum grossum K000603809 No
Jan 1, 2005 M.A. [s.n.] French Polynesia Microsorum grossum K000804155 No
Jan 1, 2005 Matthew [s.n.] Pitcairn Islands Microsorum grossum K000649799 Yes
Jan 1, 2005 Moore, G.C. [16] Micronesia, Federated States of Microsorum grossum K000804177 No
Jan 1, 2005 Christophersen, E. [147] Samoa Microsorum grossum K000804039 No
Jan 1, 2005 Whistler, A. [7405] Tonga Microsorum grossum K000804145 No
Jan 1, 2005 Mackee [19824] Niue Microsorum grossum K000803301 No
Jan 1, 2005 Versteeg, G.M. [1869] Indonesia Microsorum grossum K000603799 No
Jan 1, 2005 Bulmer, C. [357] United States Microsorum grossum K000804187 No
Jan 1, 2005 Blackwood, B. [195] Papua New Guinea Microsorum grossum K000603810 No
Jan 1, 2005 Wilder, G.P. [1105] Cook Islands Microsorum grossum K000804151 No
Jan 1, 2005 Scarth-Johnson, V. [125] Tonga Microsorum grossum K000804037 No
Jan 1, 2005 St. John, H. [14357] French Polynesia Microsorum grossum K000804185 No
Jan 1, 2005 Powell, T. [47] Samoa Microsorum grossum K000825347 No
Sep 1, 1995 Bernardi, L. [9713] New Caledonia Microsorum grossum K000804011 No
Sep 1, 1995 Deplanche [197] New Caledonia Microsorum grossum K000804012 No
Sep 1, 1995 Bonati, G. [28] New Caledonia Microsorum grossum K000804013 No
Jan 1, 1993 Florence, J. [10972] Pitcairn Islands Microsorum grossum K000649809 Yes
Jan 1, 1993 Florence, J.; Chepstov; Waldren [10945] Pitcairn Islands Microsorum grossum K000649810 Yes
Jan 1, 1993 Florence, J. [10844] Pitcairn Islands Microsorum grossum K000649807 Yes
Jan 1, 1993 Florence, J.; Chepstov; Waldren [10947] Pitcairn Islands Microsorum grossum K000649804 Yes
Jan 1, 1993 Florence, J.; Chepstov; Waldren [10947] Pitcairn Islands Microsorum grossum K000649806 Yes
Jan 1, 1993 Florence, J. [10792] Pitcairn Islands Microsorum grossum K000649802 Yes
Jan 1, 1993 Florence, J.; Chepstov; Waldren [10947] Pitcairn Islands Microsorum grossum K000649805 Yes
Jan 1, 1993 Florence, J.; Chepstov; Waldren [10947] Pitcairn Islands Microsorum grossum K000649803 Yes
Jan 1, 1993 Florence, J. [10844] Pitcairn Islands Microsorum grossum K000649808 Yes
Jan 1, 1992 Florence, J. [10234] French Polynesia Microsorum grossum K000804143 No
Jan 1, 1992 Florence, J. [10186] French Polynesia Microsorum grossum K000804144 No
Oct 4, 1978 Cheeseman, T.F. [s.n.] Cook Islands Microsorum grossum K000804170 No
Oct 4, 1978 Mair, H. [364] Fiji Microsorum grossum K000804026 No
Graive, L. [s.n.] New Caledonia Microsorum grossum K000804007 No
Franc, I. [929] New Caledonia Microsorum grossum K000804142 No
MacGillivray, J. [731] New Caledonia Microsorum grossum K000804016 No
Taylor, P.M. [215] Indonesia Microsorum grossum K000559034 No
Graive, L. [s.n.] New Caledonia Microsorum grossum K000804009 No
s.coll. [23] New Caledonia Microsorum grossum K000804022 No
Franc, I. [s.n.] New Caledonia Microsorum grossum K000804017 No
Franc, I. [190] New Caledonia Microsorum grossum K000804019 No
Parham, B.E. [1738] Fiji Microsorum grossum K000804028 No
Whistler, A. [10784] Niue Microsorum grossum K000705693 No
Moseley, H.N. [s.n.] Indonesia Microsorum grossum K000559040 No
Graive, L. [s.n.] New Caledonia Microsorum grossum K000804008 No
Webb [s.n.] Indonesia Microsorum grossum K000559037 No
Hoff, M. [3749] New Caledonia Microsorum grossum K000804150 No
Florence, J. [10411] French Polynesia Microsorum grossum K000803304 No
Rau. K. [378] Papua New Guinea Microsorum grossum K000603802 No
Vriese, W.H., de [60] Indonesia Microsorum grossum K000559038 No
Walker [s.n.] Indonesia Microsorum grossum K000559036 No
Garrett, S. [1229] Cook Islands Microsorum grossum K000804156 No
Vriese, W.H., de [60] Indonesia Microsorum grossum K000559039 No
Franc, I. [190] New Caledonia Microsorum grossum K000804018 No
Milne, W.G. [s.n.] New Caledonia Microsorum grossum K000804015 No
Cribs [502] New Caledonia Microsorum grossum K000804023 No
Florence, J. [10281] French Polynesia Microsorum grossum K000803305 No
Germain, M.R. [s.n.] New Caledonia Microsorum grossum K000804020 No
Luttrell, C. [31] Cook Islands Microsorum grossum K000804141 No
Curry, P. [257] Vanuatu Microsorum grossum K000804006 No
Cribs [1103] New Caledonia Microsorum grossum K000804024 No
Curry, P. [1382] Vanuatu Microsorum grossum K000804010 No
Ridley, H.N. [162] Christmas Island Microsorum grossum K000559035 No
Taylor, P.M. [404] Indonesia Microsorum grossum K000559033 No
Baudoin [s.n.] New Caledonia Microsorum grossum K000804025 No
Deplanche [s.n.] New Caledonia Microsorum grossum K000804021 No

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