Matonia pectinata R. Br.
Hiking: Gunung Stong, Baha & Ayam, Dabong, Kelantan, Malaysia.
[ca 1450 m at the summit of Gunung Baha].
Matonia pectinata R. Br. Matoniaceae. CN: [Malay and regional vernacular names - Paku merak (sharing name with Selaginella spp.]. Distribution - West Malesia (Sumatra, Peninsular Malaysia, Riau and Lingga Archipelagos). Terrestrial fern; rhizomes (excluding hairs) to 8.5 mm thick. It forms thickets in exposed areas or in scrub on mountain ridges or on mountain summits at (700-)1000-1800 m altitude, where it grows on poor sandy soils that often have an acid peaty upper horizon or on quartzite.
Note: Plant growing alongside the dominant ground vegetation species, Gleichenia microphylla R. Br. Gleicheniaceae.
Ref. and suggested reading:
FRIM Flora Database
Matonia pectinata R. Br.
Hiking: Gunung Stong, Baha & Ayam, Dabong, Kelantan, Malaysia.
[ca 1450 m at the summit of Gunung Baha].
Matonia pectinata R. Br. Matoniaceae. CN: [Malay and regional vernacular names - Paku merak (sharing name with Selaginella spp.]. Distribution - West Malesia (Sumatra, Peninsular Malaysia, Riau and Lingga Archipelagos). Terrestrial fern; rhizomes (excluding hairs) to 8.5 mm thick. It forms thickets in exposed areas or in scrub on mountain ridges or on mountain summits at (700-)1000-1800 m altitude, where it grows on poor sandy soils that often have an acid peaty upper horizon or on quartzite.
Note: Plant growing alongside the dominant ground vegetation species, Gleichenia microphylla R. Br. Gleicheniaceae.
Ref. and suggested reading:
FRIM Flora Database