Pyrrosia serpens

Taxonavigation

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

Pyrrosia serpens (G.Forst.) Ching in Bull. Chin. Bot. Soc. 1: 49 (1935)

Homotypic
- Craspedaria serpens (G.Forst.) C.Presl in Abh. Königl. Böhm. Ges. Wiss., ser. 5, 6: 263 (1851)
- Cyclophorus serpens (G.Forst.) C.Chr. in Index Filic.: 201 (1905)
- Niphobolus serpens (G.Forst.) Endl. in Prodr. Fl. Norfolk.: 8 (1833)
- Polypodium serpens G.Forst. in Fl. Ins. Austr.: 81 (1786)
Heterotypic
- Craspedaria ovalis C.Presl in Abh. Königl. Böhm. Ges. Wiss., ser. 5, 6: 263 (1851)
- Cyclophorus blepharolepis C.Chr. in Index Filic.: 198 (1905)
- Cyclophorus macrocarpus (Hook. & Arn.) Copel. in Univ. Calif. Publ. Bot. 12: 381 (1931)
- Drynaria macrosora Fée in Mém. Foug., 5. Gen. Filic.: 270 (1852)
- Niphobolus bicolor Kaulf. in Enum. Filic.: 128 (1824)
- Niphobolus macrocarpus Hook. & Arn. in Bot. Beechey Voy.: 74 (1832)
- Polypodium bicolor (Kaulf.) Mett. in Abh. Senckenberg. Naturf. Ges. 2: 125 (1856)
- Polypodium serpens var. cuneatum F.Muell. in Fragm. 5: 141 (1865)
- Polypodium stellatum Vahl in Symb. Bot. 3: 104 (1794)
- Polypodium stoloniferum J.F.Gmel. in Syst. Nat., ed. 13[bis]. 2(2): 1305 (1792)
- Pyrrosia bicolor (Kaulf.) Ching in Bull. Chin. Bot. Soc. 1: 49 (1935)
- Pyrrosia blepharolepis (C.Chr.) Ching in Bull. Chin. Bot. Soc. 1: 49 (1935)
- Pyrrosia macrocarpa (Hook. & Arn.) K.H.Shing in Amer. Fern J. 73: 78 (1983), nom. illeg. homonym. post.

Native distribution areas:
Continentalː Australasia RegionalːNew Zealand Chatham Is., Kermadec Is., New Zealand North, New Zealand South, Norfolk Is. Continentalː Pacific Regionalː Southwestern Oacific Fiji, Pitcairn Is., Society Is., Tuamotu, Tubuai Is. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2^nd Edition

Ching, 1935. Bulletin of the Chinese Botanical Society. [Chung kuo chih-wu hsüeh hui hui-pao.]. Peiping [Beijing] 1:4. 49

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Govaerts, R. et al. 2026. Pyrrosia serpens in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2026 August 20. Reference page.
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