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Zealandia pustulata, synonym Microsorum pustulatum,[1] (kangaroo fern or hound's tongue, in Māori: kōwaowao, pāraharaha) is a species of fern[2] within the family Polypodiaceae.

Zealandia pustulata
In Upper Hutt beech forest, New Zealand.
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Division:	Polypodiophyta
Class:	Polypodiopsida
Order:	Polypodiales
Suborder:	Polypodiineae
Family:	Polypodiaceae
Genus:	Zealandia
Species:	Z. pustulata
Binomial name
Zealandia pustulata (G.Forst.) Testo & A.R.Field[1]
Synonyms
Microsorum diversifolium (G.Forst.) Copel. Microsorum pustulatum (G.Forst.) Copel. Phymatosorus diversifolius (Willd.) Phymatosorus pustulatus (G.Forst.) Large et al. Polypodium diversifolium Willd. Polypodium pustulatum G.Forst.

Distribution

This species occurs widely in New Zealand and also in Queensland, New South Wales, Victoria and Tasmania in Australia.[3] An example occurrence in the North Island of New Zealand is in the Hamilton Ecological District where it is associated with a number of other ferns including Icarus filiforme and Lomaria discolor.[4]

See also

• Phlebodium aureum, similar looking fern
• Microsorum punctatum, another similar looking species

Notes

References

• C. Michael Hogan. 2009. Crown Fern: Blechnum discolor, Globaltwitcher.com, ed. N. Stromberg
• D.J. Mabberley. 2008. Mabberley's plant-book: a portable dictionary of plants, their classification and uses, third edition, revised, Cambridge University Press, ISBN 0-521-82071-5, ISBN 978-0-521-82071-4, 1021 pages
• Peter G. Wilson. "Microsorum pustulatum". PlantNET - New South Wales Flora Online. Royal Botanic Gardens & Domain Trust, Sydney Australia. Retrieved 2009-06-08.
• Polypodium pustulatum G.Forst., Fl. Ins. Austr. 81 (1786).
• M.F. Large, J.E. Braggins and P.S. Green (1992). "The Identity of Polypodium pustulatum Forst. f. (Polypodiaceae)". Kew Bulletin. 47 (1): 121–127. doi:10.2307/4110771. JSTOR 4110771.
• Large MF, Braggins JE, Green PS (1992). "A new combination for Polypodium pustulatum Forster f. (Polypodiaceae)". New Zealand Journal of Botany. 30 (2): 207–208. doi:10.1080/0028825X.1992.10412901. ISSN 0028-825X.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) pdf

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