Affinities of the fern genus Ptisana (Marattiaceae) in the Solomon Islands, with descriptions of two new species
- 1. University of California, Berkeley, United States of America
- 2. Unaffiliated, Keelung, Taiwan
- 3. Taiwan Forestry Research Institute, Taipei, Taiwan
- 4. Allan Herbarium, Lincoln, New Zealand
Description
In the process of undertaking a comprehensive review of the pteridophytes of the Solomon Islands, multiple unidentified specimens of the fern genus Ptisana Murdock (Marattiaceae) were collected. Morphological and molecular phylogenetic analyses as well as field observations were required to identify the Solomon Islands taxa. Four species and one variety are recognized from the Solomon Islands: Ptisana ambulans Murdock & C.W. Chen, sp. nov., Ptisana decipiens Murdock & C.W. Chen, sp. nov., Ptisana decipiens var. delicata Murdock & C.W. Chen, var. nov., Ptisana papuana (Alderw.) Murdock & C.W. Chen, comb. nov., and Ptisana smithii (Mett. ex Kuhn) Murdock. The complexities in the identification of Solomon Islands collections show the limits of morphology in the genus and illuminate a path forward for untangling the Ptisana taxonomy on a broader scale.
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