Dicksonia timorensis Adjie

Lehnert, M. & Coritico, F. P., 2018, The genus Dicksonia (Dicksoniaceae - Cyatheales) in western Malesia, Blumea 63 (1), pp. 268-278 : 277-278

6. Dicksonia timorensis Adjie — Map 1

Dicksonia timorensis (as ‘ timorense ’) Adjie (in Adjie et al.2012) 360. — Type: B. Adjie BA653 (holo Herbarium of Bali Botanic Garden n.v.; iso BO n.v., K?), Indonesia, Nusa Tenggara Timur, Timor Island , Mutis Nature Reserve , Bukit Lelofui, 1760 m, cultivated in Bali Botanic Garden .

Best described as a slender version of the well-known and widely-cultivated D. antarctica , differing mainly in the hemi-epiphytic habit. Also seems to retain more hair on the frond axes and not to develop a skirt of dead fronds below the crown. Spore diam c. 40–42 µm, exospore smooth, perispore granulate. See Adjie et al. (2012) for further details and illustrations.

Distribution — Endemic to western Timor, Indonesia.

Note — Our evaluation of this species relies solely on the original description and the accompanying photographs and illustrations ( Adjie et al. 2012). The designated isotype at K was not found .

Figures

Map 1 Distribution of Dicksonia in western Malesia: D. amorosoana (O), D. blumei (D), D. celebica (Δ), D. ceramica (A), D. mollis () and D. timorensis (z). Map by R. Cámara-Leret.