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Lygodium japonicum

(Thunb.) Sw. (1801)

This name is accepted

Kingdom: Viridiplantae Phylum: Pteridophyta Class/Clade: Polypodiopsida Order: Schizaeales Family: Lygodiaceae Genus: Lygodium

Japanese climbing fern

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Bibliography

Name Published In: J. Bot. (Schrader) 1800(2): 106 (1801)

Other References

Palmer 2003:176 (H); Wilson 2003:5 (O); Frohlich & Lau 2012:47 (O, RANGE EXT [Hālawa, Kāneʻohe, Nuʻuanu])

Occurrences

SNo. Scientific Name Locality Habitat Basis of Record Description Recorded By Record Number Island Source Date
1 Lygodium japonicum Manoa Valley, Lyon Arboretum, Haukulu. Full sun hill side mesic forest behind cottage. Associates; Cibotium chamissoi, Cordyline fruiticosa, Microlepia strigosa, Begonia sp. Preserved_Specimen Arthur, K. 141 Oahu BISH 2025-08-05
2 Lygodium japonicum South Hilo District: Pepeekeo Scenic Drive at its southern intersection with Hwy #19 Climbing among roadside shrubs and grasses Preserved_Specimen Wilson, K.A. 2437 Hawaii BISH 1994-05-30
3 Lygodium japonicum Puueo, Hilo Dist Preserved_Specimen Vine climbing over hedge. Fosberg, V.O. 34 Hawaii BISH 1936-08-06
4 Lygodium japonicum Halawa Valley, in restoration area along access road at 840 feet Native/mixed alien restoration area along the H3 Highway. Preserved_Specimen Vine-like fern in a 2 by 2 foot patch. OISC Oahu BISH
5 Lygodium japonicum Puueo, Hilo Dist Preserved_Specimen Vine climbing over hedge. Fosberg, V.O. 34 Hawaii BISH 1936-08-06
6 Lygodium japonicum Nuuanu Valley, at residence at 2860 Park Street Wet/Mesic lowland residential area. Preserved_Specimen Vining fern with pinnules of varying levels of dissection. Frond rachises wiry. Not fertile. Clark, D. Oahu BISH 2011-06-03
7 Lygodium japonicum Maelieli Ridge, above Koolau Shopping Center. Associated canopy: Psidium cattleianum, Syzygium cumini, Schinus terebinthifolius, Ardisia elliptica. Understory: Clidemia hirta, Dicranopteis linearis, Oplismenus hirtellus, Ardisia elliptica. Preserved_Specimen Liana 2 m high, growing up Ardisia elliptica. Ca. 10 plants, naturalized. Two leaf morphologies right adjacent to each other along the trail. Kawelo, K. 458 Oahu BISH 2016-12-18
8 Lygodium japonicum road cut between Papaikou and Pepeekeo, N of Hilo, main Hamakua Coast highway Preserved_Specimen Carlquist, S. 2242 Hawaii BISH 1966-09-01
9 Lygodium japonicum Kaneohe, 47-682 Huikelu St., Apt. 8, in backyard Spontaneous in backyard among cultivated and native species. A few other plants noticed in neighborhood. Preserved_Specimen Climbing fern to 10 ft long, crawling over vegetation in backyard. Spores present on dimorphic fronds. Gagné, B.H. Oahu BISH
10 Lygodium japonicum Windward O'ahu, above Heeia State Park Heavily disturbed secondary vegetation on slope up to and across ridge into cattle pasture on other side. Dominants: Schinus, Schefflera, Leucaena; many alien forbs and vines. Moist thicket in otherwise sunny pasture on hillside. Preserved_Specimen Climbing fern. Fertile leaves present at top of twining stem; lower leaves sterile, broader. Staples, G.W. 1166 Oahu BISH 1998-12-20
11 Lygodium japonicum South Hilo District: Pepeekeo Scenic Drive at its southern intersection with Hwy #19 Climbing among roadside shrubs and grasses Preserved_Specimen Wilson, K.A. 2437 Hawaii BISH 1994-05-30
12 Lygodium japonicum Hilo-Kokonohu area Established in edge of thicket and edges of forest. Preserved_Specimen Fosberg, F.R. 55619 Hawaii BISH 1974-10-17
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