Doodia

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Doodia

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Description

Terrestrial.

Distribution

Asia-Tropical: Jawa (Jawa present); Lesser Sunda Is. present; New Guinea present; Sri Lanka (Sri Lanka present), Australasia, Easter Island present, New Zealand present, Pacific: Hawaii present, Pacific Islands present, Polynesia present
About 12 species, but the taxonomy imperfectly known, several species being quite similar. Sri Lanka to Polynesia; in Malesia: Java, Lesser Sunda Islands, New Guinea; Australia, New Zealand, the Pacific Islands east to Hawaii and Easter Island

Taxonomy

The genus has long been recognised as distinct and no subdivisions have been proposed for it.

Citation

K.U.Kramer et al. 1990 – In: K.U.Kramer & P.S.Green, Fam. Gen. Vasc. Pl. 1. p 63
Copel. 1947: Gen. Fil. p 158
Alderw. 1917: Malayan Ferns. p 256
Parris 1998 – In: Fl. Australia. p 385
Backer & Posth. 1939: Varenfl. Jav. p 148
Parris 1972 – In: New Zealand J. Bot. p 587