Noteworthy Fern Records from Sabah, Malaysian Borneo: The Discovery of Oreogrammitis yoderi (Polypodiaceae)

Authors

  • ANDI Maryani A Mustapeng Forest Research Centre, Sabah Forestry Department, PO Box 1407, 90715 Sandakan, Sabah, Malaysia.
  • Cheng-Wei CHEN Biodiversity Program, Taiwan International Graduate Program, Academia Sinica and National Taiwan Normal University, Taipei 115, Taiwan; Biodiversity Research Center, Academia Sinica, Taipei 115, Taiwan; Department of Life Science, National Taiwan Normal University, Taipei 116, Taiwan. https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9709-6739
  • Yi-Shan CHAO Department of Life Science, National Taiwan Normal University, Taipei 116, Taiwan. https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7433-5987
  • Barbara PARRIS Fern Research Foundation, 21 James Kemp Place, Kerikeri, Bay of Islands. New Zealand. https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0478-627X

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2026-07-31

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A Mustapeng, A. M. ., CHEN, C.-W. ., CHAO, Y.-S. ., & PARRIS, B. . (2026). Noteworthy Fern Records from Sabah, Malaysian Borneo: The Discovery of Oreogrammitis yoderi (Polypodiaceae). Journal of Tropical Biology & Conservation (JTBC), 23, 167–173. Retrieved from https://jurcon.ums.edu.my/ojums/index.php/jtbc/article/view/6897
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