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Didymochlaena truncatula

(Sw.) J.Sm. (1841)

This name is accepted

Kingdom: Viridiplantae Phylum: Pteridophyta Class/Clade: Polypodiopsida Order: Polypodiales Family: Didymochlaenaceae Genus: Didymochlaena

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Description

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Uses and Culture

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Natural History

Statewide Status

Only found in cultivation

Island Status

O'ahu Only found in cultivation
Hawai'i Only found in cultivation

Dispersal Agents

Water/Ocean
Wind

Specimens

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Bibliography

Name Published In: J. Bot. (Hooker) 4: 196 (1841)

Occurrences

SNo. Scientific Name Locality Habitat Basis of Record Description Recorded By Record Number Island Source Date
1 Didymochlaena truncatula South Hilo distr., Waiakea Uka area, Novelty Greens at 142-A Malaai Rd. Container plants in 6 pots, in plastic covered house. Preserved_Specimen Erect ferns ca 0.5 m tall with leathery fronds; new growth reddish colored; young fiddleheads covered in whitish scales, mature frond stipes brownish scaly; sporangia elliptic to round, red-brown, scattered across underside of pinnules. Common name: mahog Staples, G.W. 1269 Hawaii BISH 2007-02-14
2 Didymochlaena truncatula Grown in the nursery of The Plant People; Inc.; Waimanalo Preserved_Specimen Borthwick, S. Oahu BISH 1982-03-01
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