Dicranopteris linearis var. subferruginea
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Description
Like var. linearis but perhaps more often with unequal branches at the more distal forkings, veins somewhat prominent on upper surface, veins on the lower surface rather persistently hairy, the hairs rusty, rather coarse (diam. c. 25 μ) and much-branched, not finely woolly nor forming a continuous entangled web as in var. ferruginea.
Distribution
Asia-Tropical: Maluku (Maluku present); New Guinea present; Sulawesi (Sulawesi present), Australasia: Queensland (Queensland present), Malaysia present, Pacific: Fiji (Fiji present); Samoa (Samoa present), Polynesia present
Queensland, Polynesia (Fiji, Samoa), and EastMalaysia: Celebes, Moluccas,New Guinea.
Notes
It is probable that this variety is much more abundant than var. linearis in New Guinea and regions further eastwards. The hairs on the lower surface of the veins are of the same general character as those of var. linearis, but much more copious; they are more abundant on plants at higher altitudes than near sealevel, and possibly abundance of hairs also depends on degree of exposure.