Open AccessSystematic revision of Elaphoglossum (Dryopteridaceae) in French Polynesia, with the description of three new species
Author(s) -
ROUHAN GERMINAL,
LORENCE DAVID H.,
MOTLEY TIMOTHY J.,
HANKS JUDITH GARRISON,
MORAN ROBBIN C.
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
botanical journal of the linnean society
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.872
H-Index - 68
eISSN - 1095-8339
pISSN - 0024-4074
DOI - 10.1111/j.1095-8339.2008.00858.x
Subject(s) - dryopteridaceae , biology , genus , key (lock) , zoology , taxonomy (biology) , botany , ecology
Species descriptions and a key for the nine species of Elaphoglossum (Dryopteridaceae) in French Polynesia are provided. Three new species are described: E. austromarquesense from the southern Marquesas Islands, E. florencei from Raiatea and Moorea, and E. meyeri from Rapa. Each species is illustrated by a line drawing of the habit, and spore images using a scanning electron microscope. Images of scales, one of the most important diagnostic characters in the genus, are also included. © 2008 The Linnean Society of London, Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society , 2008, 158 , 309–331.