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Phlebodium aureum

(L.) J.Sm. (1841)

This name is accepted

Kingdom: Viridiplantae Phylum: Pteridophyta Class/Clade: Polypodiopsida Order: Polypodiales Family: Polypodiaceae Genus: Phlebodium

golden polypody, laua‘e haole [lauae haole], rabbit’s foot fern, rabbit’s-foot fern

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Bibliography

Name Published In: J. Bot. (Hooker) 4: 59 (1841)

Other References

Palmer 2003:203 (K, O, Mo, L, M, H); Staples & Herbst 2005:42 (KEY), 44 (DESCR)

Occurrences

SNo. Scientific Name Locality Habitat Basis of Record Description Recorded By Record Number Island Source Date
1 Phlebodium aureum Waianae Mts; W of Kunia, along contour trail SW of Maunauna Preserved_Specimen Bryan Jr., E.H. Oahu BISH 1967-07-04
2 Phlebodium aureum Koolau Mts; Wiliwilinui Trail Preserved_Specimen Gillett, G.W. 477 Oahu BISH 1967-05-06
3 Phlebodium aureum Tantalus; 100' from gate to Hawaiian Telephone installation Terrestrial fern. Preserved_Specimen 3' tall; frond w/light bluish sheen below; rhizome covered w/light brown rust scales. Ishikawa, S. 303 Oahu BISH 1973-09-13
4 Phlebodium aureum Hanalei Valley Locally common on giant mango trees in pastures. Preserved_Specimen Degener, O. 20579 Kauai BISH 1950-01-29
5 Phlebodium aureum Kalihikai; Power Line Trail Epiphyte 5 m up large stump in 2nd growth Metrosideros forest. Preserved_Specimen Pinnae thin, chartaceous, above green, below glaucous green, stipes mostly mahogany colored, rhizome scales at first fawn-colored, later rusty brown. St.John, H. 25541 Kauai BISH 1955-06-17
6 Phlebodium aureum Kauai Hanalei District; Pohakuao, hanging valley above northern fall and cliffs and below Manono Ridge. Kauai diverse mesic forest impacted by secondary invasive species w/ Metrosideros polymorpha var. glaberrima, Pleomele sandwicensis, Diospyros sandwicensis, D. hillebrandii, Pritchardia napaliensis, Psydrax odorata, Peucedanum sandwicensis, Artemisia australis, Plan Preserved_Specimen Epiphytic rhizome creeping on Psychotria mariniana, scales brown-orange, stipe and rachis brown-red, fronds light green, uncommon. Wood, K.R. Kauai BISH 2015-01-14
7 Phlebodium aureum Lanai City Growing in rain gutter of old house. Preserved_Specimen Oppenheimer, H.L. 100635 Lanai BISH 2006-10-19
8 Phlebodium aureum Lanai City Growing in rain gutter of old house. Preserved_Specimen Oppenheimer, H.L. 100635 Lanai BISH 2006-10-19
9 Phlebodium aureum Keawapilau Gulch Preserved_Specimen Welton, P. 652 Oahu BISH 1991-01-19
10 Phlebodium aureum Kipapa Trail, 1/3 mi from refuge boundary, N side of trail on Metrosideros polymorpha; wet; Acacia, Dicranopteris Preserved_Specimen fern; fronds deeply pinnatifid; fertile; sori in discrete clusters on abaxial surface of frong; frond light green, bluish cast; rhizome densely covered with golden scales Reynolds, L.S. 97 Oahu BISH 2006-06-01
11 Phlebodium aureum Hawaii loa ridge, Southeastern Koolau Mountains. Epiphytic on rotting log of Acacia koa on steep slope of mesic/dry forest. Plants in partial shade. Preserved_Specimen Small plants with thick rhizomes covered in dense golden scales. Fronds glaucous. Sori round. These plants are small but othe plants in the area up to 1 m in height. Thomas, M.K. 552 Oahu BISH 2022-11-23
12 Phlebodium aureum Laie In clay-loam soil in pasture. Preserved_Specimen Creeping fern w/large deeply lobed leaves. Guinto, J. 17 Oahu BISH 1986-01-04
13 Phlebodium aureum Kahana Valley; on foot trail going towards Puu Manamana mountain range after 2nd stream crossing Growing on Pandanus tree trunk. Quite common. Preserved_Specimen Fertile. Herat, T. 163 Oahu BISH 1972-08-14
14 Phlebodium aureum Halalea District; Limmahuli Valley On bryophyte covered rock. Preserved_Specimen Young fronds glaucous. Wagner, W.L. 6341 Kauai BISH 1990-06-11
15 Phlebodium aureum Mokuleia; mauka of Peacock Flats Single naturalized specimen on ground in dar gulch. Preserved_Specimen Degener, O. 27933 Oahu BISH 1962-04-23
16 Phlebodium aureum South Kona; Amy B. K. Greenwell Ethnobotanical Garden, Captain Cook Abandoned garden of a tenant farmer. Preserved_Specimen Swanson, I. 640 Hawaii BISH 1990-05-19
17 Phlebodium aureum Koolau Range; Wilhelmina Heights Trail Growing on Santalum tree trunk. Preserved_Specimen Herat, T. 490 Oahu BISH 1973-08-16
18 Phlebodium aureum Honolulu, Manoa Cliff Trail, where cliff trail begins to overlook Manoa Valley. Disturbed, wet forest. Growing on Bobea elatior. Vegetation: Citharexylum caudatum, Clidemia hirta, Psidium cattleianum, Sacciolepis indica, Setaria parviflora, Acacia koa sapling. Preserved_Specimen Kennedy, B. 68 Oahu BISH 2018-08-09
19 Phlebodium aureum Waianae Mts; E side, Puu Kanehoa Trail Below Kukui trees. Preserved_Specimen Stone, B.C. 3432 Oahu BISH 1960-04-30
20 Phlebodium aureum Waiahole Ditch Trail Rare; epiphytic on dead tree trunks in mixed, mostly exotic wet forest. Preserved_Specimen Fronds thin, glaucous, rhizome tightly adherent to tree trunk. Fosberg, F.R. 59471 Oahu BISH 1980-03-01
21 Phlebodium aureum Manoa Falls, Koolau Mts., along trail on Eugenia jambos, shade, damp Preserved_Specimen Yee, R.S.N. 33 Oahu BISH 1971-10-25
22 Phlebodium aureum Hilo Campus. Epiphytic on kamani. Preserved_Specimen Epiphyte. Lohman, M.L. Hawaii BISH 1948-07-02
23 Phlebodium aureum Kalihikai; Power Line Trail On stump. Preserved_Specimen St.John, H. 23139 Kauai BISH 1947-12-29
24 Phlebodium aureum East Maui, Hana Highway, 6.5 miles from Hana Post Office, on Wailuku side Epiphyte on Pisonia. Associated w/Tibouchina & grasses. Preserved_Specimen Ishikawa, S. 348 Maui BISH 1973-12-01
25 Phlebodium aureum Kalihikai; Power Line Trail Epiphyte 5 m up large stump in 2nd growth Metrosideros forest. Preserved_Specimen Pinnae thin, chartaceous, above green, below glaucous green, stipes mostly mahogany colored, rhizome scales at first fawn colored, later rusty brown. St.John, H. 25541 Kauai BISH 1955-06-17
26 Phlebodium aureum Kaluaa Gulch, Puu Kaua Single large clump in lower, open forest. Preserved_Specimen Degener, O. 28178 Oahu BISH 1962-08-29
27 Phlebodium aureum Honolulu, Honolulu Watershed Forest Reserve, trail system around Tantalus, Pauou Flats, towards Nuuanu. Mixed native/exotic forest: Metrosideros polymorpha, Acacia koa (rare), Psidium spp, et al. Preserved_Specimen Epiphytic Ranker, T.A. 1871 Oahu BISH 2003-11-23
28 Phlebodium aureum Manoa Valley W of Honolulu Along a stream to a waterfall. Preserved_Specimen Kato, M. 11 Oahu BISH 1997-10-16
29 Phlebodium aureum Garden of Mrs Kahula Preserved_Specimen Rhizome creeping; frond glaucous. Fosberg, F.R. 13567 Oahu BISH 1937-01-26
30 Phlebodium aureum East Maui, Kipahulu Preserved_Specimen Common name: golden polypody Welton, P. 1670 Maui BISH 1992-08-27
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