Microsorum

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Polypodiales
Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Diaphoretickes Cladus: CAM Cladus: Archaeplastida Regnum: Plantae Divisio: Tracheophyta Divisio: Pteridophyta Classis: Polypodiopsida Ordo: Polypodiales

Familia: Polypodiaceae
Subfamilia: Microsoroideae
Genus: Microsorum
Species: M. aichmophyllum – M. alatum – M. aurantiacum – M. australiense – M. axillare – M. baithoense – M. beddomei – M. biseriatum – M. bolikhamsaiense – M. bolsteri – M. bonii – M. brevipes – M. campeón – M. cantoniense – M. chilangense – M. cinctum – M. cochleare – M. commutatum – M. congregatifolium – M. cuspidatum – M. daklakense – M. digitatum – M. dolichophyllum – M. dolichopterum – M. egregium – M. ellipticum – M. evrardii – M. fluviatile – M. glossophyllum – M. gracile – M. griseorhizoma – M. grossum – M. hemionitideum – M. heterocarpum – M. heterolobum – M. insigne – M. kachinense – M. katuae – M. khammouanense – M. krayanense – M. lanceolatum – M. lanceum – M. leveillei – M. liangzhangii – M. locii – M. longissimum – M. luangprabangense – M. macrophyllum – M. × maximum – M. membranifolium – M. mengsongens – M. metallicum – M. minus – M. monstrosum – M. morleyi – M. morsei – M. multilobum – M. musifolium – M. neolongipes – M. × nepalense – M. nigrescens – M. oblongum – M. obtusifolium – M. ornithopus – M. ovatifolium – M. pappei – M. papuanum – M. pedunculatum – M. pentaphyllum – M. piliferum – M. poilanei – M. pothifolium – M. powellii – M. pteropus – M. punctatum – M. rampans – M. rubidum – M. samarense – M. sanjiangense – M. sarawakense – M. saxicola – M. scolopendria – M. × shintenense – M. siamense – M. sibomense – M. sinovietnamicum – M. sopuense – M. spectrum – M. steerei – M. submarginale – M. thailandicum – M. thwaitesianum – M. × tohieaense – M. tridigitatum – M. vietnamense – M. volubile – M. wallii – M. whiteheadii – M. wrightii – M. wuii – M. wuiwusugongiii – M. zosteriforme

Source(s) of checklist:
Govaerts, R. et al. 2026. Microsorum in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2026 August 12. Reference page.

Name

Microsorum Link, Hort. Berol. 2: 110 (1833).

Synonyms

Heterotypic
- Leptochilus Kaulf., Enum. Filic.: 147 (1824).
- Gymnopteris C.Presl, Tent. Pterid.: 244 (1836), nom. illeg.
- Colysis C.Presl, Abh. Königl. Böhm. Ges. Wiss., ser. 5, 6: 146 (1851).
- Dendroglossa C.Presl, Abh. Königl. Böhm. Ges. Wiss., ser. 5, 6: 149 (1851).
- Campylogramma Alderw., Bull. Jard. Bot. Buitenzorg, sér. 2, 23: 7 (1916).
- Myuropteris C.Chr., Dansk Bot. Ark. 6(3): 73 (1929).
- Paraleptochilus Copel., Ann. Cryptog. Phytopathol. 5: 198 (1947).
- Kaulinia B.K.Nayar, Taxon 13: 67 (1964).
- Phymatosorus Pic.Serm., Webbia 28: 457 (1973).
- Nistarika B.K.Nayar, Madhus. & Molly, Fern Gaz. 13: 33 (1985).
- Kontumia S.K.Wu & L.K.Phan, Novon 15: 245 (2005).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Africa
- Regional: West Tropical Africa
  - Ghana, Guinea, Ivory Coast, Liberia, Nigeria, Sierra Leone.
- Regional: West-Central Tropical Africa
  - Burundi, Central African Republic, Cameroon, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Gulf of Guinea Islands, Rwanda, DR Congo.
- Regional: Northeast Tropical Africa
  - Ethiopia.
- Regional: East Tropical Africa
  - Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda.
- Regional: South Tropical Africa
  - Angola, Malawi, Mozambique, Zambia, Zimbabwe.
- Regional: Southern Africa
  - Cape Provinces, KwaZulu-Natal, Northern Provinces.
- Regional: Western Indian Ocean
  - Comoros, Mauritius, Madagascar, Réunion, Seychelles.
Continental: Asia-Temperate
- Regional: Western Asia
  - East Aegean Islands.
- Regional: China
  - China South-Central, Hainan, China North-Central, China Southeast, Tibet.
- Regional: Eastern Asia
  - Japan, Korea, Nansei-shoto, Ogasawara-shoto, Taiwan.
Continental: Asia-Tropical
- Regional: Indian Subcontinent
  - Assam, Bangladesh, East Himalaya, India, Nepal, Sri Lanka, West Himalaya.
- Regional: Indo-China
  - Andaman Islands, Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, Nicobar Islands, Thailand, Vietnam.
- Regional: Malesia
  - Borneo, Jawa, Lesser Sunda Islands, Malaya, Maluku, Philippines, Sulawesi, Sumatera, Christmas Island.
- Regional: Papuasia
  - Bismarck Archipelago, New Guinea, Solomon Islands.
Continental: Australasia
- Regional: Australia
  - New South Wales, Northern Territory, Queensland, Western Australia.
Continental: Pacific
- Regional: Southwestern Pacific
  - Fiji, Gilbert Islands, Nauru, Niue, New Caledonia, Samoa, Tokelau-Manihiki, Tonga, Tuvalu, Vanuatu, Wallis-Futuna Islands.
- Regional: South-Central Pacific
  - Cook Islands, Line Islands, Marquesas, Pitcairn Islands, Society Islands, Tuamotu, Tubuai Islands.
- Regional: Northwestern Pacific
  - Caroline Islands, Marianas, Marshall Islands.
- Regional: North-Central Pacific
  - Hawaii.
Continental: Southern America (introduced)
- Regional: Caribbean
  - Leeward Islands.
- Regional: Western South America
  - Colombia.

References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2^nd Edition

References

Primary references

Link, H.F. 1833. Hortus Regius Botanicus Berolinensis descriptus. Tomus II. IV + 376 pp., G. Reimer, Berlin. BHL Reference page.

Additional references

Perrie, L.R., Field, A.R., Ohlsen, D.J. & Brownsey, P.J. 2021. Expansion of the fern genus Lecanopteris to encompass some species previously included in Microsorum and Colysis (Polypodiaceae). Blumea 66(3): 242–248. DOI: 10.3767/blumea.2021.66.03.07 Reference page.
Wei, R. & Zhang, X.-C. 2022. A revised subfamilial classification of Polypodiaceae based on plastome, nuclear ribosomal and morphological evidence. Taxon 71(2): 288–306. DOI: 10.1002/tax.12658 Reference page.

Links

Govaerts, R. et al. 2026. Microsorum in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2026 August 12. Reference page.
International Plant Names Index. 2026. Microsorum. Published online. Accessed: August 12 2026. Reference page.
USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Microsorum in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 08-Apr-12. Reference page.

Vernacular names

日本語: ノキシノブ属
русский: Чешуекучник
中文: 瓦韦属