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Nephrolepis cordifolia × Nephrolepis exaltata

This name is accepted

Kingdom: Viridiplantae Phylum: Pteridophyta Class/Clade: Polypodiopsida Order: Polypodiales Family: Nephrolepidaceae Genus: Nephrolepis

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Description

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Uses and Culture

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Natural History

Statewide Status

Endemic

Island Status

O'ahu Endemic

Dispersal Agents


Occurrences

SNo. Scientific Name Locality Habitat Basis of Record Description Recorded By Record Number Island Source Date
1 Nephrolepis cordifolia × Nephrolepis exaltata Mokuleia trail, Pahole NAR. Northern Waianae Mountains. Growing along trail in restoration area with Pritchardia kaalae, Nephrolepis exaltata, Metrosideros polymorpha, Notolea sandwicensis, Sapindus oahuensis, and others. Preserved_Specimen Plant intermediate between the cultivated horticulture form of N. Cordifolia and what appears to be N. Exaltata. Distal pinnae have auriculate bases overlapping rachis like cultivated cordifolia but plants robust like exaltata with broader pinnae (especially sterile ones). The greenhouse where the spores were cultivated have both parents in and around the nursery. Thomas, M.K. 631 Oahu BISH 2024-02-29
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