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Lomariopsis kingii Holttum

Species

Pteridophytes > Polypodiales > Lomariopsidaceae > Lomariopsis

Characteristics

Rhizome to 12 mm wide; leaf-gaps in vascular system up to 6; young parts and bases of stipes of young fronds densely scaly; scales thin, medium brown, to 10 by 3 mm, edges irregularly hairy when young. Sterile pinnae to 20 by 2½-3 cm, lower ones on stalks to 5 mm long, base unequally cuneate, widest in basal half, narrowed gradually to acuminate apex (sometimes a rather abrupt narrowing near apex), texture firm. Fertile pinnae to 20 cm long, upper surface 2 mm wide (sporangia spreading beyond edges of lamina may produce an apparent width of 3 mm or more); spores 50-65 μm long excluding perispore which is not very wide and has few folds.
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Rhizome c. 1 cm thick, woody, long-creeping to high-climbing; scales ovate, 5-10 mm long, brown, with broadly rounded bases. Fronds moderately crowded, erect to arcuate. Stipe 6-20 cm long, scaly at the base. Lamina of simple juvenile fronds 15-30 cm long, 1.5-3 cm wide. Lamina of mature sterile fronds 12-50 cm long; lower pinnae longest. Sterile pinnae 12-25 cm long, 1.5-3.2 cm wide, coriaceous, dark green above, paler beneath; margins slightly irregular; apex acute to acuminate; lower pinnae stalked; upper ones nearly sessile. Lamina of fertile fronds smaller than sterile fronds; pinnae c. 2 mm wide.
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Terrestrial in rainforest and a climber high into trees.
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In forest, at 600-2000 m.
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Hardiness (USDA) 8-12

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Distribution

Lomariopsis kingii world distribution map, present in Australia, Indonesia, Philippines, and Papua New Guinea

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:17339610-1
WFO ID wfo-0001257026
COL ID 3VWT7
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Synonyms

Stenochlaena kingii Lomariopsis kingii
WorldFloraDB 2024