Overview
Family: Tectariaceae
Recognition:
- no trunk even though the fronds are very large.
- the sori are away from the margin of the frond lamina, with kidney-shaped indusia.
- a raised ‘tooth’ is present between lobes of the lamina of the frond.
Distribution: in Fiji, in forests throughout except at higher altitudes. Also occurs in Philippines, New Guinea, Solomon Islands, and Samoa.
Other Fijian species of Pleocnemia can also reach a large size, but none form trunks.