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Long-leaved felt fern

Pyrrosia longifolia (Burm.f.) Morton
Long-leaved felt fern
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Pyrrosia longifolia is a fern species in the family Polypodiaceae. It is native to south east Asia, the Pacific region, and Australia, with a distribution that includes Hawaii, Borneo, China, New Guinea, and various islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. The species was first described in 1946.

Description

Pyrrosia longifolia is a member of the Polypodiaceae family and is commonly known as the long-leaved felt fern. It is found in a wide range of locations, including Hawaii, the Bismarck Archipelago, Borneo, Cambodia, China South-Central, Hainan, Jawa, Laos, the Lesser Sunda Is., Malaya, Maluku, Myanmar, New Caledonia, New Guinea, the Philippines, Queensland, Santa Cruz Is., Society Is., and the Solomon Is. The species was published in 1946 by (Burm.f.) Morton.

Other common names

Long-leaved felt fern

Distribution

Hawaii · Bismarck Archipelago · Borneo · Cambodia · China South-Central · Hainan · Jawa · Laos · Lesser Sunda Is. · Malaya · Maluku · Myanmar · New Caledonia · New Guinea · Philippines · Queensland · Santa Cruz Is. · Society Is. · Solomon Is. · Sulawesi · Sumatera · Thailand · Vanuatu · Vietnam

Synonyms

Acrostichum longifoliumCyclophorus acrostichoidesNiphobolus acrostichoidesPyrrosia acrostichoidesNiphobolus fissusCyclophorus longifoliusCyclophorus scolopendriumNiphobolus longifoliusPolypodium acrostichoidesAcrostichum bicolorNiphobolus scolopendriumNiphobolus puberulusGyrosorium fissumCyclophorus acrostichoides var. fissumPyrrosia fissaPolypodium macropodumCyclophorus macropodusPyrrosia macropodaCyclophorus acrostichoides var. gracilisCyclophorus induratusCyclophorus valleculosusCyclophorus acrostichoides var. backeriCyclophorus acrostichoides f. carnosaCyclophorus cinnamomeusPyrrosia coccideisquamataCandollea longifoliaCyclophorus acrostichoides f. carnosusCyclophorus acrostichoides var. fissusPolypodium fissumPolypodium furfuraceum

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