Microsorum grossum
| Microsorum grossum | |
|---|---|
| Darwin, Australia | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Division: | Polypodiophyta |
| Class: | Polypodiopsida |
| Order: | Polypodiales |
| Suborder: | Polypodiineae |
| Family: | Polypodiaceae |
| Genus: | Microsorum |
| Species: | M. grossum
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| Binomial name | |
| Microsorum grossum | |
| Synonyms | |
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Phymatosorus grossus | |
Microsorum grossum is a fern in the family Polypodiaceae, found in tropical areas of Australia and Oceania.
It was introduced in Hawaii in the late 1910s and has subsequently naturalized rapidly. It is found on all main islands. Its Hawaiian name lauaŹ»e is thought to have originally referred to the native fern Microsorum spectrum.