
Polypodiaceae FAMILY
Microsorum punctatum
Microsorum punctatum
Edibility
0/5
Medicinal
2/5
Safety & Hazards
None known
Cultivation Details
HabitEvergreen Fern
Growth—
The leaves are used as decorations in Guam for the religious rituals known as Novenas[1].
Propagation
Spores - Cite as: Tropical Plants Database, Ken Fern. tropical.theferns.info. 2026-02-20. <tropical.theferns.info/viewtropical.php?id=Microsorum+punctatum>
Pollinators
Data unavailable
References
- [1]Plants of Guam — Moore P.H. & McMakin P. · University of Guam. · 1979 · http://university.uog.edu/cals/people/POG/scipn.htm ↩︎Brief details, usually with a photo, of plants native to the island of Guam, often together with some information on their uses. An online version is available.
- [2]The New RHS Dictionary of Gardening. 1992. — Huxley. A. · MacMillan Press · 1992 · ISBN 0-333-47494-5 ↩︎Excellent and very comprehensive, though it contains a number of silly mistakes. Readable yet also very detailed.
- [3]Flora Malesiana Series 1 — Various · Nationaal Herbarium Nederiand, Universiteit Leiden branch · http://www.archive.org ↩︎A massive treatment of the plants of the Malaysian Archipelago. Much of it has been made available to download from the Internet
- [4]A Monograph of the Fern Genus Microsorum (Polypodiaceae) including an attempt towards a reconstruction of the phylog — Bosman M.T.M. · 1991 · http://www.repository.naturalis.nl/record/508238 · ISBN A monograph of th ↩︎