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Adiantum aethiopicum

L. (1759)

This name is accepted

Kingdom: Viridiplantae Phylum: Pteridophyta Class/Clade: Polypodiopsida Order: Polypodiales Family: Pteridaceae Genus: Adiantum

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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

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Specimens

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Bibliography

Name Published In: Syst. Nat. ed. 10 2: 1329 (1759)

Occurrences

SNo. Scientific Name Locality Habitat Basis of Record Description Recorded By Record Number Island Source Date
1 Adiantum aethiopicum S.Kona district, at the Amy B.H.Greenwell Ethnobotanical Garden,Captain Cook. Abandoned garden of a tenant farmer who had leased land for growing coffee Growing on the earth bank near back side of house in a shady situation. Land used for growing coffee until Dec. 1989 Preserved_Specimen Cultivated fern. Foliage delicate, medium green; sori brown. Staples, G.W. 636 Oahu BISH 1990-05-19
2 Adiantum aethiopicum Honolulu. Bernice P. Bishop Museum grounds Cultivated in pot in greenhouse area Preserved_Specimen Wilson, K.A. 1756 Oahu BISH 1989-07-19
3 Adiantum aethiopicum Bishop Museum Growing in the shade of taller plants Preserved_Specimen Lau, J. 1059 Oahu BISH 1985-06-06
4 Adiantum aethiopicum Honolulu: Kapalama; Bishop Museum Growing in the shade of taller plants Preserved_Specimen Lau, J. 1059 Oahu BISH 1985-06-06
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