Ptisana smithii (Mett. ex Kuhn) Murdock

• Region

  Oceania

• Country

  Vanuatu

• State/Province

  Tafea

• County/Municipio

  Futuna Area Council

• Locality

  Futuna Island. Toroke, plateau area above Herald Bay villages.

• Elevation

  Alt. 641 m. (2103 ft.)

• Coordinates

  -19.5295, 170.211

• Distribution

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Annotation
Ptisana smithii (Mett. ex Kuhn) Murdock
(Marattiaceae)
Plunkett-5110
Det: T.A. Ranker (HAW), from photos.
1-Nov-2020
The Flora of Vanuatu
New York Botanical Garden: NY
Vanuatu National Herbarium: PVNH
(Marattiaceae)
Ptisana
Vanuatu: Tafea Province. Futuna Island. Toroke,
plateau area above Herald Bay villages.
S 19° 31* 46.2"; E 170° 12' 41.1"; 641 m elev.
Large terrestrial fern, 2-2.2 m tall. Growing in mossy
forest on the upper, flat area of the island. DNA,
Digital image. Duplicates: 9 6
Gregory M. Plunkett, #5110 August 22,2019
Martial Wahe, Iliesa Koroi, Marika Tuiwawa, Samuel
Seru, Yoli Sivi, Jouvil Vanega, Glenson Leiwani,
Keith Meava, and Quincy Motua.
A collaboration ofNYBG and PVNH, funded by
the National Science Foundation and The Christensen Fund
04711102