Microsorum

Microsorum
Microsorum pteropus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Division:	Pteridophyta
Class:	Pteridopsida
Order:	Polypodiales
(unranked):	Eupolypods I
Family:	Polypodiaceae
Genus:	Microsorum
Species
See text.

Microsorum is a genus of over fifty species of tropical ferns. Like most ferns, they grow from rhizomes, rather than roots. The genus name is often mis-spelled "Microsorium" or "Microsoreum". It includes some species that are lithophytic rheophytes.

Species

• Microsorum alatum (Brackenr.) Copel.; Gen. Fil. 196 (1947)
• Microsorum angustifolium (Ching) comb. ined.
  • var. falcatolineare (Ching) comb. ined.
• Microsorum aurantiacum Nooteboom; Blumea 41: 17 (1996), et Blumea 42: 315 (1997)
• Microsorum australiense (Bailey) Bostock; Fl. Australia 48: 715 (1998)
• Microsorum baithoense V.N.Tu; Bot. Zhurn. (Moscow & Leningrad) 64(I2): 1770 (1979)
• Microsorum basicordatum (P.S.Wang) comb. ined.
• Microsorum biseriatum (Bosman) Nooteboom; Blumea 42: 315 (1997)
• Microsorum brassii
• Microsorum buergerianum (Miq.) Ching; Bull. Fan Mem. Inst. 4. 295-311 (1933)
• Microsorum chapaense (C. Chr. & Tardieu) comb. ined.
• Microsorum cinctum Bosman; Leiden Bot. Ser. 14: 76, t. 12 (1991) [non Copel. 1947
• Microsorum commutatum (Bl.) Copel.; Gen. Fil. 196 (1947)
• Microsorum congregatifolium (Alderw.) Holtt.; Rev. Fl. Mal. 2: 178 (1955)
• Microsorum cuneatum (S.F.Wu) comb. ined.
• Microsorum cuspidatum (D. Don) Tagawa; Hara's Fl. East. Himalaya 495 (1966)
• Microsorum dengii (Ching & P.S.Wang) comb. ined.
• Microsorum egregium (Brause) Bosman; Leiden Bot. Ser. 14: 80 (1991)
• Microsorum emeiensis (Ching & K. H. Shing) comb. ined.
• Microsorum ensatum (Thunb.) H.Itô; Journ. Jap. Bot. 11: 96 (1935)
  • f. izuensis (Sa.Kurata & Satake ex Sa.Kurata) comb. ined.
  • f. undulatodentata (Sugim.) comb. ined.
• Microsorum ensiforme (Thunb.) Schelpe; Contr. Bolus Herb. 10: 151 (1982)
• Microsorum excelsum Ching & S. K. Wu; Fl. Xizangica 1: 327 (1983)
• Microsorum fortunei (Moore) Ching; Bull. Fan Mem. Inst. Biol. Bot. 4 304 (1933)
• Microsorum griseorhizoma Gilli; Ann. Naturhist. Mus. Wien 81: 25 (1977 publ. 1978)
• Microsorum grossum (Langsd. & Fisch.) S.B.Andrews; Ferns of Queensland: 280 (1990)
• Microsorum hemionitideum (Presl) Copel.; Univ. Calif. Publ. Bot. 16. 111-116 (1929)
• Microsorum henryi (Christ) C.M.Kuo; Taiwania 30: 67 (1985)
• Microsorum heterocarpum (BI.) Ching; Bull. Fan Mem. Inst. Biol. Bot 4: 295 (1933)
• Microsorum heterolobum (C. Chr.) Copel.; Gen. Fil. 196 (1947)
• Microsorum howense Lord Howe Island
• Microsorum insigne (Blume) Copel.; Univ. Calif. Publ. Bot. 16. 111-116 (1929)
• Microsorum intermedium (Ching) comb. ined.
• Microsorum kongtingense (Ching & Y.X.Lin) comb. ined.
• Microsorum krayanense M.Kato, Darnaedi & K.lwats.; J. Fac. Sci. Univ. Tokyo, Sect. 3, Bot. 15(1): 105 (1991)
• Microsorum lanceolatum (Ching & S. K. Wu) comb. ined.
• Microsorum lancifolium (Ching & K. H. Shing) comb. ined.
• Microsorum lastii (Bak.) Tardieu; Humbert, Fl. Madag. Fam. 5. 2: 116 (1960)
• Microsorum latilobatum Hennipman & Hett.; Bot. Jahrb. 105(1): 6 (1984) [nom. nov.
• Microsorum leandrianum Tardieu; Notul. Syst. [Paris] 15: 444 (1959)
• Microsorum lineare (Ching & P.S.Chiu) comb. ined.
• Microsorum linguiforme (Mett.) Copel.; Univ. Calif. Publ. Bot. 16: 116 (1929)
• Microsorum longissimum J. Sm. ex Fée; Gen. 268 t. 20 D. f. 2 (1850-52)
• Microsorum longshengense (Ching & K. H. Shing) comb. ined.
• Microsorum maculosum (Christ) comb. ined.
• Microsorum maximum (Brackenr.) Copel.; Occ. Pap. Bishop Mus. 14: 73 (1938)
• Microsorum membranaceum (D. Don) Ching; Bull, Fan Mem. Inst. Biol. 4: 309 (1933)
• Microsorum membranifolium (R. Br.) Ching; Bull. Fan Mem. Inst. Biol. Bot. 10: 239 (1941); Pimple fern
• Microsorum microsorioides (W.M. Zhu) comb. ined.
• Microsorum minor (W.M. Zhu) comb. ined.
• Microsorum monstrosum (Copel.) Copel.; Gen. Fil. 196 (1947)
• Microsorum muliense (Ching & S. K. Wu) comb. ined.
• Microsorum mutense (Ching & S. K. Wu) comb. ined.
• Microsorum nanchuanense (Ching & Z.Y.Liu) comb. ined.
• Microsorum ningpoense (Baker) comb. ined.
• Microsorum normale (D. Don) Ching; Bull. Fan Mem. Inst. 4. 295-311 (1933)
• Microsorum novae-zealandiae (Bak.) Copel.; Gen. Fil. 196 (1947)
• Microsorum ovalifolium Ching & S. K. Wu; Fl. Xizangica 1: 327 (1983)
• Microsorum ovatum (C. Presl) Nair & Bennet; Bull. Bot. Surv. India 11: 432 (1969 publ. 1972)
• Microsorum palmatopedatum (Bak.) comb. ined.
• Microsorum pappei (Mett. ex Kuhn) Tardieu; Humbert, Fl. Madag. Fam. 5. 2: 115. t.25 (5-10) (1960); Pappe's wart fern
• Microsorum papuanum (Baker) Parris; Kew Bull. 41(1): 70 (1986)
• Microsorum parksii (Copel.) Copel.; Gen. Fil. 196 (1947)
• Microsorum pentaphyllum (Bak.) Copel.; Gen. Fil. 196 (1947)
• Microsorum piliferum V.N.Tu; Bot. Zhurn. (Moscow & Leningrad) 64(I2): 1772 (1979)
• Microsorum pitcairnense Copel.; Occ. Pap. Bishop Mus. 14: 74. t.25 (1938)
• Microsorum powellii (Bak. in Hook. & Bak.) Copel.; Gen. Fil. 196 (1947)
• Microsorum pteropodum (Ching) comb. ined.
• Microsorum pteropus (Bl.) Copel.; Univ. Calif. Publ. Bot. 16. 111-116 (1929); Java fern, a common aquarium plant
  • var. minor (Bedd.) C. Chr. & Tardieu (1939)
• Microsorum punctatum (L.) Copel.; Orient. Gen. Polyp. in Univ. Calif. Publ. Bot. 16: 110 (1929); Climbing Bird's Nest, pitted wart fern
• Microsorum pustulatum (G.Forst.) Copel.; Gen. Fil. 196 (1947)
  • ssp. pustulatum (G.Forst.) Copel.; Gen. Fil. 196 (1947); Hound's tongue, Kowaowao (Maori), Kangaroo fern.
  • ssp. howensis (Tindale & P.S.Green) comb. ined.
• Microsorum rampans (Baker) Parris; Kew Bull. 41(1): 70 (1986)
• Microsorum revolutum (Mett.) comb. ined.
• Microsorum rubidum (Kunze) Copel.; Gen. Fil. 197 (1947) [fide Fraser-Jenkins (1997)
• Microsorum samarense (J. Sm.) Bosman; Leiden Bot. Ser. 14: 102 (1991)
• Microsorum sapaense (V.N.Tu) comb. ined.
• Microsorum sarawakense (Bak.) Holtt.; Rev. Fl. Mal. 2: 175. f.85 (1955)
• Microsorum scandens (G.Forst.) Tindale; Amer. Fern Journ. 50: 241. t.20 (1960); Fragrant fern, Mokimoki (Maori)
• Microsorum scolopendria Copel.; Univ. Calif. Publ. Bot. 16. 111-116 (1929); embossed fern
• Microsorum sibomense (Rosenst.) Copel.; Gen. Fil. 196 (1947)
• Microsorum sinense (Ching) comb. ined.
• Microsorum sopuense Bosman; Leiden Bot. Ser. 14: 103 (1991)
• Microsorum spectrum (Kaulf.) Copel.; Gen. Fil. 197 (1947)
  • var. pentadactylum (Hillebr.) D. D. Palmer; [ined.
• Microsorum steerei (Harr.) Ching; Bull. Fan Mem. Inst. 4. 295-311 (1933)
• Microsorum subhemionitideum (H. Christ) comb. ined.
• Microsorum submarginale M.Kato, Darnaedi & K.Iwats.; J. Fac. Sci. Univ. Tokyo, Sect. 3, Bot. 15(1): 105 (1991)
• Microsorum subnudum (Ching & S. K. Wu) comb. ined.
• Microsorum superficiale (Blume) Ching; Bull. Fan Mem. Inst. 4. 295-311 (1933)
• Microsorum takhtajanii V.N.Tu; Bot. Zhurn. (Moscow & Leningrad) 64(12): 1769 (1979)
• Microsorum tenuipes (Ching & K. H. Shing) comb. ined.
• Microsorum tibeticum (Ching & S. K. Wu) Ching & S. K. Wu; Fl. Xizangica 1: 328 (1983)
• Microsorum triglossum (Baker) comb. ined.
• Microsorum truncatum (Ching & P.S.Wang) comb. ined.
• Microsorum tsaii (Ching & K. H. Shing) comb. ined.
• Microsorum varians (Mett.) Hennipman & Hett.; Bot. Jahrb. 105(1): 5 (1984)
• Microsorum venosum (Ching) comb. ined.
• Microsorum vieillardii (Mett.) Copel.; Gen. Fil. 196 (1947)
• Microsorum x inaequibasis (Ching & S. K. Wu) comb. ined. Platygyria x Lepisorus clathratus
• Microsorum yiliangensis (Ching & K. H. Shing) comb. ined.
• Microsorum zippelii (BI.) Ching; Bull. Fan Mem. Inst. Biol. 4: 308 (1933)

References

• D.J. Mabberley. 2008. Mabberley's plant-book: a portable dictionary of plants, their classification and uses, third edition, revised, Cambridge University Press, ISBN 0521820715, 9780521820714 1021 pages

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