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Issue: Vol. 730 No. 1: 18 Nov. 2025
Type: Article
Published: 2025-11-18
DOI: 10.11646/phytotaxa.730.1.1
Page range: 1-27
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Studies on ferns of Lesser Sunda Islands II: An enumeration on the ferns of Bali

Research Center for Biosystematics and Evolution, National Research and Innovation Agency, KST Soekarno, Jl. Raya Jakarta-Bogor KM 46 Cibinong, Bogor, Indonesia
Research Center for Biosystematics and Evolution, National Research and Innovation Agency, KST Soekarno, Jl. Raya Jakarta-Bogor KM 46 Cibinong, Bogor, Indonesia
Research Center for Biosystematics and Evolution, National Research and Innovation Agency, KST Soekarno, Jl. Raya Jakarta-Bogor KM 46 Cibinong, Bogor, Indonesia
Research Center for Biosystematics and Evolution, National Research and Innovation Agency, KST Soekarno, Jl. Raya Jakarta-Bogor KM 46 Cibinong, Bogor, Indonesia
Research Center for Biosystematics and Evolution, National Research and Innovation Agency, KST Soekarno, Jl. Raya Jakarta-Bogor KM 46 Cibinong, Bogor, Indonesia
Research Center for Biosystematics and Evolution, National Research and Innovation Agency, KST Soekarno, Jl. Raya Jakarta-Bogor KM 46 Cibinong, Bogor, Indonesia
Research Center for Biosystematics and Evolution, National Research and Innovation Agency, KST Soekarno, Jl. Raya Jakarta-Bogor KM 46 Cibinong, Bogor, Indonesia
Research Center for Biosystematics and Evolution, National Research and Innovation Agency, KST Soekarno, Jl. Raya Jakarta-Bogor KM 46 Cibinong, Bogor, Indonesia
Research Center for Biosystematics and Evolution, National Research and Innovation Agency, KST Soekarno, Jl. Raya Jakarta-Bogor KM 46 Cibinong, Bogor, Indonesia
Research Center for Biosystematics and Evolution, National Research and Innovation Agency, KST Soekarno, Jl. Raya Jakarta-Bogor KM 46 Cibinong, Bogor, Indonesia
ferns Polypodiaceae Pteridaceae Bali Bryophytes

Abstract

An updated and annotated checklist on the ferns of Bali is presented, based on data from living collections, herbarium specimens, and field surveys. A total of 216 species were identified, representing 102 genera and 30 families. Pteridaceae with 12 genera and 33 species was the most species-rich family, followed by Polypodiaceae comprising 14 genera and 32 species. Asplenium was the most diverse genus, with 13 species, followed by Adiantum with eight species. Among the recorded taxa, 18 species are reported here as new records for Bali Island.

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How to Cite

Lestari, W.S., Wardani, W., Muhaimin, M., Iskandar, E.A.P., Windadri, F.I., Haerida, I., Nadhifah, A., Praptosuwiryo, T.N., Hidayat, A. & Adjie, B. (2025) Studies on ferns of Lesser Sunda Islands II: An enumeration on the ferns of Bali. Phytotaxa 730 (1): 1–27. https://doi.org/10.11646/phytotaxa.730.1.1