Microsorum scolopendria
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Division: | Polypodiophyta |
| Class: | Polypodiopsida |
| Order: | Polypodiales |
| Suborder: | Polypodiineae |
| Family: | Polypodiaceae |
| Genus: | Microsorum |
| Species: | M. scolopendria
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| Microsorum scolopendria (Burm.f.) Copel.[1]
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Microsorum scolopendria, synonym Phymatosorus scolopendria,[1] commonly called monarch fern, musk fern, maile-scented fern, breadfruit fern, or wart fern is a species of fern[2][3] within the family Polypodiaceae. This fern grows in the wild in the Western Pacific rim from Australia to New Caledonia to Fiji and throughout the South Pacific to French Polynesia.
The scientific name M. scolopendria has been misapplied to Microsorum grossum (and their synonyms in Phymatosorus).[4]
Media
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Microsorum scolopendria filmed at night
References
- ^ a b c Hassler, Michael & Schmitt, Bernd (January 2020). "Phymatosorus scolopendria". Checklist of Ferns and Lycophytes of the World. Version 8.20. Retrieved 2020-02-11.
- ^ "Maile-Scented Fern". Na mea kanu o Kamehameha. Retrieved 19 September 2015.
- ^ "Microsorum scolopendria". National Tropical Botanical Garden. Retrieved 19 September 2015.
- ^ "Phymatosorus grossus – Musk Fern". Hawaiian Plants and Tropical Flowers. Retrieved 19 September 2015.