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21 June 2018 Microsorum × tohieaense (Polypodiaceae), a New Hybrid Fern from French Polynesia, with Implications for the Taxonomy of Microsorum
Joel H. Nitta, Saad Amer, Charles C. Davis
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Abstract

A new hybrid microsoroid fern, Microsorum × tohieaense (Microsorum commutatum × Microsorum membranifolium) from Moorea, French Polynesia is described based on morphology and molecular phylogenetic analysis. Microsorum × tohieaense can be distinguished from other French Polynesian Microsorum by the combination of sori that are distributed more or less in a single line between the costae and margins, apical pinna wider than lateral pinnae, and round rhizome scales with entire margins. Genetic evidence is also presented for the first time supporting the hybrid origin of Microsorum × maximum (Microsorum grossum × Microsorum punctatum), and possibly indicating a hybrid origin for the Hawaiian endemic Microsorum spectrum. The implications of hybridization for the taxonomy of microsoroid ferns are discussed, and a key to the microsoroid ferns of the Society Islands is provided.

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Joel H. Nitta, Saad Amer, and Charles C. Davis " Microsorum × tohieaense (Polypodiaceae), a New Hybrid Fern from French Polynesia, with Implications for the Taxonomy of Microsorum," Systematic Botany 43(2), 397-413, (21 June 2018). https://doi.org/10.1600/036364418X697166
Published: 21 June 2018
KEYWORDS
gapCp
Moorea
rbcL
Society Islands
Tahiti
trnL-F
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