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Angiopteris evecta

(G.Forst.) Hoffm. (1794)

This name is accepted

Kingdom: Viridiplantae Phylum: Pteridophyta Class/Clade: Polypodiopsida Order: Marattiales Family: Marattiaceae Genus: Angiopteris

giant fern, mule’s-foot fern, mule's-foot fern

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Description

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Synonyms (53)

Angiopteris acrocarpa De Vriese (1853)
Angiopteris affinis De Vriese (1851)
Angiopteris alata Nadeaud (1897)
Angiopteris amboinensis De Vriese (1852)
Angiopteris angustata Miq. (1849)
Angiopteris ankolana De Vriese (1851)
Angiopteris aphanosorus De Vriese (1851)
Angiopteris approximata De Vriese (1853)
Angiopteris athroocarpa Alderw. (1922)
Angiopteris aurata De Vriese (1853)
Angiopteris beecheyana De Vriese (1853)
Angiopteris brongniartiana De Vriese (1853)
Angiopteris canaliculata Holttum (1978)
Angiopteris commutata C.Presl (1845)
Angiopteris cupreata De Vriese (1853)
Angiopteris cuspidata De Vriese (1851)
Angiopteris dregeana De Vriese (1853)
Angiopteris elongata Hieron. (1919)
Angiopteris erecta Desv. (1827)
Angiopteris evanidostriata Hieron. (1920)
Angiopteris evecta var. rurutensis E.D.Br. (1931)
Angiopteris grisea Alderw. (1917)
Angiopteris hellwigii Hieron. (1920)
Angiopteris inconstans Alderw. (1918)
Angiopteris intricata C.Presl (1862)
Angiopteris lancifoliolata Alderw. (1922)
Angiopteris lasegueana De Vriese (1853)
Angiopteris lauterbachii Hieron. (1920)
Angiopteris longifolia Grev. & Hook. (1833)
Angiopteris lorentzii Rosenst. (1912)
Angiopteris medogensis Ching & Y.X.Lin (1984)
Angiopteris microsporangia De Vriese (1852)
Angiopteris miqueliana De Vriese (1851)
Angiopteris monstruosa Alderw. (1920)
Angiopteris naumannii Hieron. (1919)
Angiopteris novocaledonica Hieron. (1919)
Angiopteris oligotheca Hieron. (1919)
Angiopteris olivacea Alderw. (1917)
Angiopteris palauensis Hieron. (1919)
Angiopteris pallescens De Vriese (1851)
Angiopteris pallida Rosenst. (1917)
Angiopteris papandayanensis Hieron. (1919)
Angiopteris presliana De Vriese (1851)
Angiopteris ruttenii Alderw. (1918)
Angiopteris similis C.Presl (1852)
Angiopteris stellatosora C.Chr. (1933)
Angiopteris subfurfuracea Alderw. (1913)
Angiopteris teysmanniana De Vriese (1850)
Angiopteris uncinata De Vriese (1853)
Angiopteris willinkii Miquel (1853)
Callipteris heterophylla T.Moore (1861)
Danaea evecta (G.Forst.) Spreng. (1799)
Polypodium evectum G.Forst. (1786)

Uses and Culture

USES

Natural History

Statewide Status

Naturalized

Island Status

Kaua'i Naturalized
O'ahu Naturalized
Molokai Naturalized
Lana'i Naturalized
Kaho'olawe Potentially Naturalizing
Maui Naturalized
Hawai'i Naturalized

Dispersal Agents

Water/Ocean
Wind

Vegetative Reproduction

Bibliography

Name Published In: Commentat. Soc. Regiae Sci. Gott. 12: 29 (1794)

Other References

Palmer 2003:48 (O, L, M, H); Staples & Herbst 2005:39 (DESCR); Wood 2006:18 (K); Oppenheimer 2010:37 (Mo); Paul Higashino pers. comm. 2025 (Ka? [observed but no spm. from under rain catchment])

Occurrences

SNo. Scientific Name Locality Habitat Basis of Record Recorded By Record Number Island Source Date
1 Angiopteris evecta Along the power line trail, 13 kms west of Kapaa. Unspecified Kelsey Brock 917 Kauai HAPI 9/30/2016
2 Angiopteris evecta 7341 Alealea Rd, Hanalei, HI 96714, USA HUMAN_OBSERVATION -868728425 Kauai HAPI 1/18/2012
3 Angiopteris evecta Hawaii Volcanoes National Park, Hawaii National Park, HI, US HUMAN_OBSERVATION Kauai Invasive Species Committee Hawaii HAPI 4/20/2010
4 Angiopteris evecta Along the power line trail, 13 kms west of Kapaa. Unspecified Kelsey Brock 917 Kauai HAPI 9/30/2016
5 Angiopteris evecta 7341 Alealea Rd, Hanalei, HI 96714, USA HUMAN_OBSERVATION -868728425 Kauai HAPI 1/18/2012
6 Angiopteris evecta Hawaii Volcanoes National Park, Hawaii National Park, HI, US HUMAN_OBSERVATION Kauai Invasive Species Committee Hawaii HAPI 4/20/2010
7 Angiopteris evecta Along the power line trail, 13 kms west of Kapaa. Unspecified Kelsey Brock 917 Kauai HAPI 9/30/2016
8 Angiopteris evecta 7341 Alealea Rd, Hanalei, HI 96714, USA HUMAN_OBSERVATION -868728425 Kauai HAPI 1/18/2012
9 Angiopteris evecta Hawaii Volcanoes National Park, Hawaii National Park, HI, US HUMAN_OBSERVATION Kauai Invasive Species Committee Hawaii HAPI 4/20/2010
10 Angiopteris evecta Along the power line trail, 13 kms west of Kapaa. Unspecified Kelsey Brock 917 Kauai HAPI 9/30/2016
11 Angiopteris evecta 7341 Alealea Rd, Hanalei, HI 96714, USA HUMAN_OBSERVATION -868728425 Kauai HAPI 1/18/2012
12 Angiopteris evecta Hawaii Volcanoes National Park, Hawaii National Park, HI, US HUMAN_OBSERVATION Kauai Invasive Species Committee Hawaii HAPI 4/20/2010
13 Angiopteris evecta Along the power line trail, 13 kms west of Kapaa. Unspecified Kelsey Brock 917 Kauai HAPI 9/30/2016
14 Angiopteris evecta 7341 Alealea Rd, Hanalei, HI 96714, USA HUMAN_OBSERVATION -868728425 Kauai HAPI 1/18/2012
15 Angiopteris evecta Hawaii Volcanoes National Park, Hawaii National Park, HI, US HUMAN_OBSERVATION Kauai Invasive Species Committee Hawaii HAPI 4/20/2010
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