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Corresponding author: Shi-Yong Dong ( dongshiyong@scib.ac.cn ) Academic editor: Blanca León
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Pham VT, Li S-H, Dong S-Y (2022) Tectaria danangensis (Tectariaceae), a new fern species from Vietnam. PhytoKeys 194: 1-13. https://doi.org/10.3897/phytokeys.194.80129
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A new fern species, Tectaria danangensis (Tectariaceae) from Vietnam, which had long been misreported as T. crenata, is described and illustrated. The new species resembles T. poilanei, a species long neglected in the fern flora of Indochina, in the frond shape and sori arrangement, but differs by its irregularly 2-rowed sori (versus regularly 2-rowed, distantly and evenly arranged) between lateral veins of pinnae, fronds being more or less dimorphic (versus monomorphic) and basal pinnae each with a base-joined (versus free) lobe. Phylogenetic analyses of five plastid regions (atpB, ndhF + ndhF-trnN, rbcL, rps16-matK + matK and trnL-F) suggested T. danangensis has a close affinity to T. harlandii. Tectaria danangensis appears to be an intermediate species between T. harlandii and T. poilanei.
Indochina, morphology, molecular phylogeny, taxonomy, Tectaria crenata
The fern species Tectaria crenata Cav. represents a morphologically distinctive group in the genus Tectaria Cav. (Tectariaceae). It was originally described on the basis of plants from the Mariana Islands and is characterised by the 1-pinnate fronds and indusiate sori in regular rows parallel to lateral veins of pinnae (
During recent years, we examined herbarium specimens of Tectaria from Asia in many herbaria and did not find any specimens of T. crenata from Indochina (excluding Peninsular Thailand) with typical morphology of this species as those in Malesia and Pacific Islands. The specimens from Vietnam, cited as T. crenata by
For morphological comparisons, we studied herbarium specimens from Indochina in Herbaria BM, BO, CDBI, E, HN, HNU, IBSC, K, KUN, L, P, PE, SING and TAIF. We also conducted field observations of Tectaria species in Vietnam focusing on the variations of frond dimorphism, the shape and number of lateral pinnae, venation, sori arrangement and the presence or absence of indusia.
To infer the phylogenetic position of T. danangensis, we assembled a sequence matrix containing five plastid regions (atpB, ndhF + ndhF-trnN, rbcL, rps16-matK + matK and trnL-F) of 61 specimens (Appendix
We analysed the matrix using Bayesian Inference (BI), Maximum Likelihood (ML) and Maximum Parsimony (MP). The MP analysis was conducted in PAUP* version 4.0d100 (
Morphological comparisons showed that the specimens recorded as T. crenata by
Our phylogenetic analyses of cpDNA sequences with all three methods (BI, ML or MP) consistently resolved T. danangensis in Clade IV-8 of Tectaria (Fig.
Morphological differences amongst T. danangensis, T. fissa, T. harlandii and T. poilanei.
T. harlandii | T. danangensis | T. poilanei | T. fissa | |
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Frond dimorphism | Strongly dimorphic | Mostly semi-dimorphic | Monomorphic | Monomorphic |
Number of lateral pinnae/segments | 1–3 pairs | 2–5(6) pairs | 3–4 pairs | 1–5 pairs |
Upper pinnae/segments | Adnate to rachis, mostly connate with terminal segment at base | Adnate to rachis, connate with terminal segment or not | Free, shortly petiolulate or sessile | Adnate to rachis, connate with terminal segment or not |
Lobes on basal pinnae | Absent | Present; their bases connate to basal pinnae | Present; their bases cuneate, sessile or shortly petiolulate | Mostly present; their bases cuneate or connate |
Wingless petioles of basal pinnae | Absent | Almost absent, 0–0.5 cm long | 1.2–2 cm long | 0–1.5 cm long |
Transverse veins between lateral veins of pinnae | Distinct on sterile fronds, absent on fertile fronds | Variable, mostly indistinct | Absent | Distinct |
Sori | Nearly acrostichoid, with sporangia running along veins between lateral veins | Round; irregularly in 2 rows between lateral veins, close or distant | Round; regularly in 2 rows between lateral veins, uniformly distant | Round; irregularly in 4–6 rows between lateral veins, close to each other |
Indusia | Absent | Present | Present | Present |
By examining specimens of all Tectaria species with 1-pinnate, pinnae-entire fronds recorded in Indochina and nearby regions (
Tectaria danangensis appears to be an intermediate species between T. harlandii and T. poilanei; the latter (T. poilanei) has long been neglected in literature accounting for the fern flora of Indochina (e.g.
Vietnam. On the border between Da Nang and Thua Thien Hue Prov.: Bach Ma National Park, 107°51'37"E, 16°17'59"N, 680 m elev., 02 Dec 2017, S.Y. Dong 4909 (holotype: IBSC!, designated here; isotypes: HNU!, IBSC!).
Tectaria danangensis is similar to T. poilanei Tardieu, but differs in its irregularly 2-rowed sori (versus regularly 2-rowed, well-spaced and evenly arranged) between lateral veins, fronds more or less being dimorphic (versus monomorphic) and basal pinnae each having a base-joined (versus free) lobe.
Rhizome short, erect or decumbent. Fronds more or less dimorphic, with fertile fronds slightly contracted; stipe reddish-brown, 3–4 mm in diameter, 30–50 cm long, bearing scales only at base; scales lanceolate, ca. 8–10 × 1–1.5 mm, reddish-brown; lamina nearly round or oblong, 35–55 × 25–35 cm, imparipinnate or terminated by tri-lobed segments, having 2–4(6) pairs of lateral pinnae, pinnae and segments entire at margin, herbaceous in texture, hairless; basal pinnae forked, 14–27(33) × 1.7–5 cm, petiolules 0–5 mm long, acroscopic base cuneate, basiscopic base round, apex caudate-acuminate, having a basiscopic lobe, the basiscopic lobes 7–24 × 1–3.5 cm; suprabasal pinnae linear, 14–30 × 1–4.5 cm, sessile, base cuneate, apex acuminate or caudate; upper pinnae similar to suprabasal pinnae in size and shape, but mostly adnate to rachis. Veins fully anastomosing, with most areoles having included free or forked veinlets, transverse veins between lateral veins mostly indistinct. Sori round, borne on anastomosing veins, generally in two rows between lateral veins of pinnae (more or less with additional sori present beyond two rows), 8–11 each row in broad pinnae or 4–6 in obviously contracted fertile pinnae, well-spaced or adjacent. Indusia round-reniform, mostly curled and almost covered by sporangia when mature.
Vietnam (Da Nang, Lam Dong, Quang Binh, Quang Nam, Quang Tri, Thanh Hoa, and Thua Thien Hue); terrestrial in broadleaved evergreen forest, occurring in slopes of valley or along mountain ridge, elev. 200–1400 m, locally common.
(paratypes).
Vietnam. Da Nang: Ba Na Mountain, Hoa Vang District, Sallet s.n. (P); without locality, Gaudichaud s.n. (P). Lam Dong: Da Lat, Wu et al. WP1447 (HN). Quang Binh: Phong Nha – Ke Bang National Park, Nguyen NT39, NT69 & NT102 (HNU); without locality, Phan s.n. (HNU). Quang Nam: without locality, Poilane 29484 & 31661 (P). Quang Tri: Huong Hoa District, Averyanov et al. CPC2906 & CPC2907 (HNU); Dakrong District, Phan et al. HLF6122 (HNU); Dakrong Nature Reserve, Lu 19232 (TAIF); “Mai-lanh”, Poilane 1189 (P, PE, SING). Thanh Hoa: Phu luc, Lecomte & Finet 1338 (P). Thua Thien Hue: A Luoi District, Averyanov et al. HAL7289, HAL7342, HAL7423, HAL7622, HAL7738 (HNU); Nam Dong District, Averyanov et al. HAL6940 (HNU); “Tua Luu”, Cadiere 165 (P). Southern Vietnam (Annam, with localities’ names unreadable): Eberhardt 373 (P).
We thank the curators of BM, BO, CDBI, E, HN, HNU, IBSC, K, KUN, L, P, PE, SING and TAIF for allowing access to their specimens, the Management Board and staff of Bach Ma National Park for specimens collecting permission and Nguyen Xuan Nghia and Le Tuan Anh for their help in fieldwork. Liang Zhang kindly provided photos of the collection Zhang et al. 7214 which led to its identification as Tectaria danangensis. The work of V.T. Pham was supported by Van Lang University. This study was supported by National Natural Science Foundation of China (grant no. 31670203).
Accessions used for phylogenetic analyses in this study. Information are arranged in this order: species name, voucher specimen (collector, number, and herbarium), place of origin, and GenBank numbers for rbcL, atpB, rps16-matK + matK, ndhF + ndhF-trnN, and trnL-F spacer (NA indicates data absent).
Polydictyum menyanthidis (C.Presl) Copel., Dong 3921 (IBSC, LAE), Papua New Guinea (Lae), MF623752/MF623680/MF623704/MF623728/MF623776. Pteridrys australis Ching, Dong 3560 (IBSC), China (Yunnan), KJ196892/KJ196486/KJ196796/KJ196678/KJ196522. Tectaria angulata (Willd.) Copel., Dong 3942 (IBSC, LAE), Papua New Guinea (Kimbe), MF623756/MF623756/MF623708/MF623732/MF623779. Tectaria barberi (Hook.) Copel., Dong 3471 (IBSC), Indonesia (Kalimantan), KJ196846/KJ196445/KJ196584/KJ196778/KJ196628. Tectaria beccariana (Ces.) C.Chr., Dong 4944 (IBSC), Indonesia (Java), OK104174/OK480073/OK480115/OK480153/OK480194. Tectaria cf. harlandii (Hook.) C.M.Kuo, Zhang et al. 7194 (CDBI), Vietnam (Ha Tinh), NA/NA/KY937237/NA/KY937513. Tectaria christovalensis (C.Chr.) Alston, Dong 3973 (IBSC), Papua New Guinea (Kimbe), OK104179/OK480081/OK480121/OK480161/OK480202. Tectaria cicutaria (L.) Copel., Sundue 2095 (VT), Puerto Rico, KJ196905/KJ196408/KJ196621/KJ196729/KJ196696. Tectaria coadunata (J.Sm.) C.Chr., Dong 1836 (IBSC), China (Yunnan), KJ196878/KJ196451/KJ196531/KJ196779/KJ196661. Tectaria crenata Cav., Chen et al. SITW11094 (BSIP, IBSC, TNM), Solomon Islands (Temotu), OK104204/OK480084/OK480124/OK480164/OK480205. Tectaria danangensis S.Y.Dong, Dong4909 (HNU, IBSC), Vietnam (Da Nang), OM671282/OM671283/OM671284/OM671285/OM671286; Zhang et al. 7214 (CDBI), Vietnam (Quang Binh), KY937368/NA/KY937261/NA/KY937550. Tectaria decurrens (C.Presl) Copel., Dong 3559 (IBSC), China (Yunnan), KJ196870/KJ196471/KJ196535/KJ196741/KJ196674. Tectaria devexa (Kunze) Copel., Dong 3570 (IBSC), China (Yunnan), KJ196883/KJ196456/KJ196787/KJ196668/KJ196605. Tectaria dubia (C.B.Clarke & Baker) Ching, Dong 4344 (IBSC), China (Yunnan), MF623762/MF623690/MF623714/MF623738/MF623783. Tectaria durvillei (Bory) Holttum, Dong 3920 (IBSC, LAE), Papua New Guinea (Lae), MF623763/MF623691/MF623715/MF623739/MF623784. Tectaria fauriei Tagawa, Dong 3553 (IBSC), China (Yunnan), KJ196887/KJ196480/KJ196526/KJ196792/KJ196671. Tectaria fissa (Kunze) Holttum, Dong 4261 (IBSC), Malaysia (Selangor), MF623766/MF623694/MF623718/MF623742/MF623787. Tectaria fuscipes (Bedd.) C.Chr., Dong 3856 (IBSC), China (Hainan), MF623767/MF623695/MF623719/MF623743/MF623788. Tectaria gaudichaudii Maxon, Selling 3605 (H), USA (Hawaii), KF887176/NA/NA/NA/NA. Tectaria griffithii (Baker) C.Chr., Dong 3632 (IBSC), China (Guangxi), KJ196872/KJ196473/KJ196578/KJ196775/KJ196651; Zhang et al. 6765 (CDBI), Vietnam (Bac Kan), KY937337/NA/KY937229/NA/KY937501. Tectaria gymnocarpa Copel., Dong 3967 (IBSC), Papua New Guinea (Kimbe), MF623765/MF623693/MF623717/MF623741/MF623786. Tectaria harlandii (Hook.) C.M.Kuo, Chen et al. 4846 (IBSC), China (Guangdong), KJ196839/KJ196432/KJ196612/KJ196758/KJ196718. Tectaria hekouensis Ching & Chu H.Wang, Dong 3608 (IBSC), China (Yunnan), KJ196894/KJ196487/KJ196520/KJ196799/NA; Zhang et al. 6502 (CDBI), Vietnam (Hanoi), KY937340/NA/KY937238/NA/KY937514. Tectaria heracleifolia (Willd.) Underw., Sundue 2094 (VT), Puerto Rico, KJ196904/KJ196407/KJ196597/KJ196728/KJ196695. Tectaria herpetocaulos Holttum, Dong 3555 (IBSC), China (Yunnan), KJ196884/KJ196482/KJ196570/KJ196789/KJ196669. Tectaria heterocarpa (Bedd.) C.V.Morton, Dong 5189 (IBSC), Bangladesh (Sylhet), MW795598/MW795606/MW795612/MW795620/MW795628. Tectaria × hongkongensis S.Y.Dong, Dong 3631 (IBSC), China (Hong Kong), KJ196886/KJ196484/KJ196568/KJ196783/KJ196666. Tectaria impressa (Fée) Holttum, Dong 3615 (IBSC), China (Yunnan), KJ196841/KJ196420/KJ196536/KJ196772/KJ196626. Tectaria labrusca (Hook.) Copel., Chao 1981 (TAIF), Malaysia (Sarawak), KJ196818/KJ196499/KJ196600/KJ196745/KJ196692. Tectaria latifolia (G.Forst.) Copel., Chen et al. SITW11095 (BSIP, IBSC, TAIF, TNM), Solomon Islands (Temotu), OK104190/OK480096/OK480135/OK480174/OK480217. Tectaria melanocaulos (Blume) Copel., Chen Wade1865 (TAIF), Indonesia (Java), KJ196832/KJ196422/KJ196562/KJ196735/KJ196709. Tectaria morsei (Baker) S.Y.Dong, Dong GZE219 (IBSC), China (Guizhou), KJ196893/KJ196418/KJ196521/KJ196798/KF561675; Zhang et al. 7312 (CDBI), Vietnam (Quang Binh), KU605205/NA/KU605139/NA/KU605117. Tectaria multicaudata (C.B.Clarke) Ching, Chen Wade1382 (TAIF), Vietnam (Bu Gia Map National Park), KJ196834/KJ196425/KJ196558/KJ196756/KJ196713. Tectaria phaeocaulis (Rosenst.) C.Chr., Dong 1579 (IBSC), China (Hainan), KJ196879/KJ196453/KJ196546/KJ196780/KJ196662; Zhang et al. 7053 (CDBI), Vietnam (Thanh Hoa), KU605201/NA/KU605142/NA/KU605119; Wu WS-2007 (KUN, MO), Laos, NA/NA/NA/NA/KY937532. Tectaria pleiosora (Alderw.) C.Chr., Dong 3948 (IBSC, LAE), Papua New Guinea (Kimbe), MF623759/MF623687/MF623711/MF623735/MF623793. Tectaria polymorpha (Hook.) Copel., Dong 3554 (IBSC), China (Yunnan), J196889/KJ196477/KJ196524/KJ196794/KJ196657. Tectaria psomiocarpa S.Y.Dong, Chen s.n. (TAIF), Philippines (Luzon), J196822/KJ196502/KJ196595/KJ196723/KJ196698. Tectaria quinquefida (Baker) Ching, Dong 1981bis (IBSC), China (Yunnan), KJ196885/KJ196483/KJ196528/KJ196890/KJ396622; Zhang et al. 6315 (CDBI), Vietnam (Hoa Binh), KY937358/NA/KY937250/NA/KY937537. Tectaria remotipinna Ching & Chu H.Wang, Dong 3583 (IBSC), China (Yunnan), KJ196851/KJ196450/KJ196574/KJ196781/KJ196663; Zhang et al. 7555 (CDBI), Vietnam (Quang Tri), KY937325/NA/NA/NA/KY937482. Tectaria repanda (Willd.) Holttum, Dong 4102 (IBSC), Philippines (Palawan), OK104195/OK480104/OK480144/OK480183/OK480228. Tectaria sagenioides (Mett.) Christenh., Dong 1599 (IBSC), China (Hainan), KJ196896/KJ196436/KJ196550/KJ196760/KJ196625. Tectaria semipinnata (Roxb.) C.V.Morton, Chao 1977 (TAIF), Malaysia, KJ196817/KJ196498/KJ196601/KJ196744/KJ196691; Dong 5237 (IBSC), Indonesia (Sumatra), NA/OK480106/OK480146/OK480185/OK480230. Tectaria simonsii (Baker) Ching, Dong 3639 (IBSC), China (Guangxi), KJ196837/KJ196430/KJ196555/KJ196730/KJ196717. Tectaria simulans Ching, Dong 4306 (IBSC), China (Yunnan), OK104197/OK480108/OK480148/OK480187/OK480231. Tectaria singaporiana (Hook. & Grev.) Copel., Dong 4260 (IBSC), Singapore, MF623771/MF623699/MF623723/MF623747/MF623791. Tectaria sp., Zhang et al. 8817 (CDBI), Vietnam (Khanh Hoa), NA/NA/KY937269/NA/KY937557. Tectaria tricuspis (Bedd.) Copel., Chao 1978 (TAIF), Malaysia (Kuala Lumpur), KJ196820/KJ196501/KJ196598/KJ196847/KJ196694. Tectaria trifoliata (L.) Cav., Sundue 2062 (VT), Puerto Rico, KJ196901/KJ196409/KJ196565/KJ196848/NA. Tectaria vanikoroensis S.Y.Dong & C.W.Chen (ined.), Chen et al. SITW11129 (BSIP, IBSC, TNM), Solomon Islands (Temotu), OK104200/OK480111/NA/OK480190/OK480234. Tectaria vasta (Blume) Copel., Dong 5218 (IBSC), Indonesia (Sumatra), NA/OK480112/OK480151/OK480191/NA. Tectaria wightii (C.B.Clarke) Ching, Fraser-Jenkins s.n. (TAIF), India (Kerala), KJ196906/KJ196416/KJ196561/KJ196732/KJ196710. Tectaria zeilanica (Houtt.) Sledge, Dong 3634 (IBSC), China (Yunnan), KJ196862/KJ196442/KJ196540/KJ196768/KJ196637.