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Zealandia pustulata
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In Upper Hutt beech forest, New Zealand.
Scientific classification
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.

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

Distribution

This species occurs widely in New Zealand and also in Queensland, New South Wales, Victoria and Tasmania in Australia. 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.

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