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Dicranopteris linearis

(Burm.f.) Underw. (1907)

This name is accepted

Kingdom: Viridiplantae Phylum: Pteridophyta Class/Clade: Polypodiopsida Order: Gleicheniales Family: Gleicheniaceae Genus: Dicranopteris

uluhe, unuhe, staghorn fern

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Description

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Historical Distribution

Distribution maps coming soon.

Synonyms (49)

Dicranopteris dichotoma (Thunb.) Bernh. (1806)
Dicranopteris dichotoma var. emarginata Ined
Dicranopteris discolor (Schrad.) Nakai (1950)
Dicranopteris emarginata (Brack.) W.J.Rob. (1912)
Dicranopteris emarginata var. emarginata
Dicranopteris emarginata var. inaequalis O.Deg. & I.Deg. (1969)
Dicranopteris hawaiensis (Nakai) C. Chr. (1940)
Dicranopteris hermannii (R.Br.) Nakai (1950)
Dicranopteris klotzschii (Hook.) Ching (1940)
Dicranopteris linearis var. brevis Manickam & Irudayaraj (1992)
Dicranopteris linearis var. inaequiloba B.K.Nayar & Geev. (1993)
Dicranopteris linearis var. maxima (Christ ex Hochr.) O.Deg. & I.Deg. (1960)
Dicranopteris linearis var. tenuis Manickam & Irudayaraj (1992)
Dicranopteris rufinervis (Mart.) Ching (1940)
Dicranopteris sandwicensis O.Deg. (1940)
Gleichenia dichotoma (Thunb.) Hook. (1844)
Gleichenia dichotoma var. emarginata (Brack.) Hillebr.
Gleichenia dichotoma var. tomentosa Luerss.
Gleichenia emarginata (Brack.) T. Moore (1862)
Gleichenia hawaiensis C. Chr. (1934)
Gleichenia hermanii R.Br.
Gleichenia hermannii R.Br. (1810)
Gleichenia klotzschii Hook. (1844)
Gleichenia linearis (Burm.f.) C.B.Clarke (1880)
Gleichenia linearis var. maxima Christ ex Hochr.
Gleichenia linearis var. rufinervis (Mart. ex Klotzsch) Posth. (1928)
Gleichenia mucronata Reinw. (1841)
Gleichenia pteridifolia Ces. (1876)
Gleichenia rigida J.Sm. (1896)
Gleichenia rufinervis Hook. (1844)
Mertensia cumingiana C.Presl (1836)
Mertensia dichotoma (Thunb.) Willd. (1804)
Mertensia discolor Schrad. (1824)
Mertensia emarginata Brack. (1854)
Mertensia hermannii (R.Br.) Poir. (1814)
Mertensia klotzschii Brack. (1854)
Mertensia lessonii A.Rich. (1834)
Mertensia linearis (Burm.f.) Fritsch (1901)
Mertensia pteridifolia C.Presl (1848)
Mertensia rigida J.Sm. (1843)
Mertensia sieberi C.Presl (1836)
Mertensia spissa Fée (1869)
Platyzoma ferrugineum Desv. (1827)
Platyzoma latum Desv. (1827)
Polypodium lineaaris Burm.
Polypodium lineare Burm.f. (1768)
Pteris platyferra Christenh. (2011)
Pteris platylata Christenh. (2011)
Sticherus rufinervis (Mart.) Nakai (1950)

Uses and Culture

USES

  • Used in lei (McDonald 1989:26).

CULTURE

  • He Kaao no Palila PALILA is raised in a nest of uluhe (Fornander [v.5 part i] 1918:137).

PROPAGATION/CULTIVATION

  • Grows well is full sun, can crowd out other plants (Valier 1995:26).

Natural History

Statewide Status

Indigenous

Island Status

Ka'ula Absent
Mokupāpapa (Kure atoll) Absent
Ni'ihau(Incl. Lehua) Absent
Kuaihelani (Midway Atoll) Absent
Kaua'i Indigenous
Manawai (Pearl & Hermes Atoll) Absent
O'ahu Indigenous
Kapou(Lisianski Island) Absent
Molokai Indigenous
Kamole(Laysan Island) Absent
Lana'i Indigenous
Pūhāhonu (Gardner Pinnacles) Absent
Kaho'olawe Absent
Lalo (French Frigate Shoals) Absent
Maui Indigenous
Mokumanamana(Necker) Absent
Hawai'i Indigenous
Nihoa Absent

Dispersal Agents


Bibliography

Name Published In: Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 34: 250 (1907)

Other References

Palmer 2003:115 (K, O, Mo, L, M, H)

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