Microsorum membranifolium

Microsorum membranifolium

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: Microsorum membranifolium

Name

Microsorum membranifolium (R.Br.) Ching in Bull. Fan Mem. Inst. Biol., Bot. 10: 239 (1941)

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Phymatosorus membranifolius (R.Br.) S.G.Lu in Guihaia 19: 27 (1999)
  • Polypodium membranifolium R.Br. in Prodr. Fl. Nov. Holland.: 147 (1810)
• Heterotypic
  • Phymatodes saccata J.Sm. in Cat. Cult. Ferns: 9 (1857)
  • Microsorum ithycarpum (Copel.) Parris in Pl. Mt. Kinabalu: 105 (1992)
  • Microsorum malabaricum (Geev. ex S.Nampy & Madhus.) Noot. in Blumea 42: 335 (1997), nom. illeg. homonym. post.
  • Microsorum malabaricum B.K.Nayar & Geev. in Fern Fl. Malabar: 399 (1993)
  • Phymatosorus ithycarpus (Copel.) Parris in Malayan Nat. J. 50: 266 (1997)
  • Phymatosorus malabaricus Geev. ex S.Nampy & Madhus. in Fern Gaz. 14: 233 (1994)
  • Pleopeltis longissima T.Moore in Index Fil.: lxxviii (1857)
  • Pleopeltis temenimborensis Alderw. in Bull. Jard. Bot. Buitenzorg, sér. 2, 7: 23 (1912)
  • Polypodium externatum Bory in C.P.Bélanger, Voy. Indes Or., Bot. 2(1): 28 (1833)
  • Polypodium ithycarpum Copel. in Philipp. J. Sci., C 12: 64 (1917)
  • Polypodium membranifolium var. subsimplex Domin in Biblioth. Bot. 20: 176 (1915)
  • Polypodium plukenetii C.Presl in Reliq. Haenk. 1: 21 (1825), nom. illeg. homonym. post.
  • Polypodium saccatum E.J.Lowe in Ferns 2: t. 59 (1858)
  • Polypodium scandens var. membranifolium F.Muell. in Fragm. 5: 128 (1865)
  • Polypodium subnigrescens C.Chr. in Index Filic., Suppl. Tert.: 159 (1934)
  • Polypodium temenimborense Alderw. in Bull. Jard. Bot. Buitenzorg, sér. 2, 7: 23 (1912)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continentalː Asia-temperate Regionalː Indian subcontinent Andaman Is., Bangladesh, East Himalaya, India, Sri Lanka Regionalː Southeastern Asia Bismarck Archipelago, Borneo, Caroline Is., Fiji, Jawa, Lesser Sunda Is., Malaya, Maluku, Marianas, Marquesas, Niue, Philippines, Samoa, Society Is., Sulawesi, Sumatera, Thailand, Tonga Regionalː Indo-China Cambodia, Vietnam Continentalː Australasia Regionalː Papuasia New Guinea Regionalː Australia Queensland References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Ching, R.-C., 1941. Bulletin of the Fan Memorial Institute of Biology; Botany 10: 239

Additional references

• Fraser-Jenkins, C.R. & al. (2021). An Annotated Checklist of Indian Pteridophytes 3: 1-450. Dehra Dun : BSMPS
• Roskov Y. & al. (eds.) (2018). World Ferns: Checklist of Ferns and Lycophytes of the World. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life Naturalis, Leiden, the Netherlands. [Cited as Phymatosorus membranifolius.]

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2026. Microsorum membranifolium in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2026 August 13. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2026. Microsorum membranifolium. Published online. Accessed: August 13 2026. Reference page.

Vernacular names

• English: Pimple Fern
• 中文: 薄叶拟茀蕨

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