Pyrrosia longifolia

Pyrrosia longifolia

Taxonavigation

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

Familia: Polypodiaceae
Subfamilia: Platycerioideae
Genus: Pyrrosia
Species: Pyrrosia longifolia

Name

Pyrrosia longifolia (Burm.f.) C.V.Morton J. Washington Acad. Sci. 36: 168 (1946)

Synonyms

• Basionym
  • Acrostichum longifolium Burm.f., Fl. Ind.: 228 (1768)
• Homotypic
  • Candollea longifolia (Burm.f.) Mirb., J.B.A.M.de Lamarck & C.F.B.de Mirbel, Hist. Nat. Vég. Cl. Fam. 5: 88 (1802)
  • Cyclophorus longifolius (Burm.f.) Desv., Ges. Naturf. Freunde Berlin Mag. Neuesten Entdeck. Gesammten Naturk. 5: 301 (1811)
  • Niphobolus longifolius (Burm.f.) Spreng., Syst. Veg., ed. 16. 4(1): 45 (1827)
• Heterotypic
  • Cyclophorus acrostichoides (G.Forst.) C.Presl, Abh. Königl. Böhm. Ges. Wiss., ser. 5, 6: 130 (1851)
  • Cyclophorus acrostichoides var. fissus (Blume) Bonap., Notes Ptéridol. 7: 125 (1918)
  • Cyclophorus cinnamomeus Alderw., Bull. Jard. Bot. Buitenzorg, sér. 3, 5: 192 (1922)
  • Cyclophorus induratus Christ, J. Bot. (Morot), sér. 2, 1: 238, 271 (1908)
  • Cyclophorus macropodus (Baker) C.Chr., Index Filic.: 199 (1905)
  • Cyclophorus scolopendrium Desv., Mém. Soc. Linn. Paris 6: 225 (1827)
  • Cyclophorus valleculosus Alderw., Bull. Jard. Bot. Buitenzorg, sér. 2, 7: 10 (1912)
  • Gyrosorium fissum (Blume) C.Presl, Abh. Königl. Böhm. Ges. Wiss., ser. 5, 6: 141 (1851)
  • Niphobolus acrostichoides (G.Forst.) Bedd., Ferns Brit. India: t. 81 (1865)
  • Niphobolus fissus Blume, Enum. Pl. Javae 2: 106 (1828)
  • Niphobolus puberulus Blume, Enum. Pl. Javae 2: 108 (1828)
  • Niphobolus scolopendrium (Desv.) T.Moore, Index Fil.: 276 (1861)
  • Polypodium acrostichoides G.Forst., Fl. Ins. Austr.: 81 (1786)
  • Polypodium fissum (Blume) Baker, W.J.Hooker & J.G.Baker, Syn. Fil.: 351 (1867)
  • Polypodium furfuraceum Wall., Numer. List: n.° 278 (1829)
  • Polypodium macropodum Baker, J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 15: 108 (1876)
  • Pyrrosia acrostichoides (G.Forst.) Ching, Bull. Chin. Bot. Soc. 1: 69 (1935)
  • Pyrrosia coccideisquamata Gilli, Ann. Naturhist. Mus. Wien 81: 26 (1978)
  • Pyrrosia fissa (Blume) Mehra, Ferns Mussoorie: 26 (1939)
  • Pyrrosia macropoda (Baker) Ching, Bull. Chin. Bot. Soc. 1: 70 (1935)
  • Acrostichum bicolor Cav., Anales Hist. Nat. 1: 103 (1802)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Asia-Temperate Regional: China China South-Central Regional: Eastern Asia Hainan Continental: Asia-Tropical Regional: Indo-China Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, Thailand, Vietnam Regional: Malesia Borneo, Jawa, Lesser Sunda Is., Malaya, Maluku, Philippines, Sulawesi, Sumatera Regional: Papuasia Bismarck Archipelago, New Guinea, Solomon Is. Continental: Australasia Regional: Australia Queensland Continental: Pacific Regional: Southwestern Pacific New Caledonia, Santa Cruz Is. Regional: South-Central Pacific Society Is. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

Morton, C.V. 1946. The fern studies of Mirbel. Journal of the Washington Academy of Science 36: 168. BHL

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2026. Pyrrosia longifolia in Kew Science Plants of the World online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 12 February 2026.
• International Plant Names Index. 2026. Pyrrosia longifolia. Published online. Accessed: 12 February 2026. Reference page.
• Australian Plant Name Index (APNI) Pyrrosia longifolia Integrated Botanical Information System (IBIS). Australian National Botanic Gardens & Australian National Herbarium. Accessed: 12 February 2026.
• Global Biodiversity Information Facility. 12. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset. Taxon: Pyrrosia longifolia. Accessed: 12 February 2026.

Vernacular names

English: Long-leaved felt fern
中文: 南洋石韦
中文（简体）: 南洋石韦

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