Species of fern
Microsorum scolopendria
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Plantae
Clade :
Tracheophytes
Division:
Polypodiophyta
Class:
Polypodiopsida
Order:
Polypodiales
Suborder:
Polypodiineae
Family:
Polypodiaceae
Genus:
Microsorum
Species:
M. scolopendria
Binomial name
Microsorum scolopendria (Burm.f.) Copel.
Synonyms
Chrysopteris longipes Link
Chrysopteris peltidea (Link) Link
Chrysopteris phymatodes (L.) Link
Chrysopteris terminalis (Spreng.ex Link) Link
Drynaria longipes (Link) J.Sm.
Drynaria phymatodes (L.) Fée
Drynaria vulgaris (C.Presl) J.Sm.
Microsorum alternifolium (Willd.) Copel.
Phymatodes banerjiana S.Pal & N.Pal
Phymatodes longipes (Link) J.Sm.
Phymatodes peltidea (Link) J.Sm.
Phymatodes phymatodes (L.) Maxon
Phymatodes scolopendria (Burm.fil.) Ching
Phymatodes terminalis (Spreng.ex Link) J.Sm.
Phymatodes vulgaris C.Presl
Phymatosorus banerjianus (S.Pal & N.Pal) Pic.Serm.
Phymatosorus scolopendria (Burm.f.) Pic.Serm.
Pleopeltis phymatodes (L.) Bedd.
Pleopeltis phymatodes (L.) Moore
Pleopeltis schneideri Alderw.
Polypodium alternifolium (Willd.) Link
Polypodium alternifolium Willd.
Polypodium fuentesii Hicken
Polypodium immersum Vahl
Polypodium longipes Link ex Kunze
Polypodium madagascariense Desv.
Polypodium peltideum Link
Polypodium phymatodes L.
Polypodium phymatodes var. partitum Blume
Polypodium scolopendria Burm.f.
Polypodium scutifrons Bojer
Polypodium terminale Spreng. ex Link
Pteris lobata Roxb.
Tectaria phymatodes (L.) Cav.
Microsorum scolopendria , synonym Phymatosorus scolopendria , commonly called monarch fern , musk fern , maile-scented fern , breadfruit fern , or wart fern is a species of fern within the family Polypodiaceae . This fern grows in the wild in the Western Pacific rim from Australia to New Caledonia to Fiji and throughout the South Pacific to French Polynesia.
The scientific name M. scolopendria has been misapplied to Microsorum grossum (and their synonyms in Phymatosorus ).