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Arthropteris palisotii

Arthropteris Fern

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General Information

COMMON NAMES: Arthropteris Fern

GLOBAL DISTRIBUTION: NATIVE Africa - Asia - Polynesia

COOK ISLANDS STATUS: Native; S.Group - RR inland only, very common; N.Group absent; Land, mountains (++)

KEY FEATURES: Epiphytic fern with slender fronds. FRONDS to 25x3cm, with leaflets. LEAFLETS alternate, to 15x7mm, ~parallel sided, edges crenate; SORI exposed, near leading and trailing edges.

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Cook Islands Distribution

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Southern Group: Present Makatea: -
RR	MG	AT	MK	MT	AK	PL	TK	MN
++++	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Northern Group: -
TN	MH	RK	PK	NS	SW
-	-	-	-	-	-

Key to Symbols

blank	no data
-	absent	L	localised
X	extinct 'naturally'	W	widespread
XQi	quarantine intercepted	R	recent
XQe	eradicated	?	query preceding category
P	present	T?	taxonomic query
S	seasonal	nn	present, said to have no name
O	occasional	?1	present, name not investigated
++++	very common	?2	presence not verified, no name recorded
+++	common	N/A	absent, name not expected
++	uncommon
+	rare
Cook Islands islands: RR =Rarotonga, MG = Mangaia, AT =‘Ātiu, MK=Ma‘uke, MT=Miti‘āro, AK=Aitutaki, PL=Palmerston, PN=Penrhyn, MN=Manuae, TK=Takūtea, TN=Tongareva (TS=Tongaleva Spoken, TW=Tongareva Written, they say "el" but write "r"), MH=Manihiki, RK=Rakahanga, PK=Pukapuka, NS=Nassau, SW=Suwarrow. After a Polynesian name: ^=orthography query. Countries and other: FIJ=Fiji, WT=Wallis & Futuna, SAM=Samoa, TON=Tonga, NIU=Niue, CK=Cook Islands, CKM=Cook Islands Māori, FP=French Polynesia, AUS=Australs, SOC=Societies, TAH=Tahiti, TUA=Tuamotus, MQS=Marquesas, MNG=Mangareva, PIT=Pitcain group, EAS=Easter Island, HAW=Hawai‘i, NZ=New Zealand, NZM=New Zealand Māori

Scientific Taxonomy

Arthropteris palisotii (Desv.)
SYNONYMS: Aspidium palisotii; Nephrolepis ramosa [sensu TC]; Arthropteris obliterata [sensu GW]

TAXONOMY: PLANTAE; PTERIDOPHYTA (=Pterophyta); Aspidiales; OLEANDRACEAE

More Information

IDENTIFICATION: An epiphytic fern, with fronds to 25cm. ROOT slender, to 2mmØ, fronds well-spaced. FRONDS to 25x3cm; leaflets ladderlike (=pinnate). LEAFLETS (=pinnae) alternate; simple, to 15x7mm; edge with low round-teeth, basal tooth prominent; without stalk, a narrow-attachment. SORI round, terminal on veinlet, cover (=indusium) heart-shaped.

Vouchers & References

Vouchers:
None Recorded.

References:
None recorded.

Data Update History (information):
zTX, zB02, zM04b, zD04b

Web Resources

Citation Information

McCormack, Gerald (2007) Cook Islands Biodiversity Database, Version 2007.2. Cook Islands Natural Heritage Trust, Rarotonga. Online at http://cookislands.bishopmuseum.org.
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