A vittarioid fern (Pteridaceae) distributed in Eastern Asia is described here as a new species, Haplopteris heterophylla, which has long been included in H. hainanensis. A description, illustration, distribution, ecology, and a key to congeneric relatives of the new species are provided. Obovoid-shaped paraphyses and frond dimorphism are the diagnostic characteristics of H. heterophylla. In a trnL-F matK ndhF phylogeny of 14 Asian Haplopteris species, including H. hainanensis, both morphological observations and the cpDNA phylogeny support the systematic uniqueness of H. heterophylla.
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1 December 2013
A New Vittarioid Fern Species, Haplopteris heterophylla (Pteridaceae)
Wei Chen,
Yao Moan Huang,
Li Yaung Kuo,
Yi Han Chang,
Yea Chen Liu,
Wen Liang Chiou
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Systematic Botany
Vol. 38 • No. 4
December 2013
Vol. 38 • No. 4
December 2013
new species
vittarioids