Microschizaea robusta

(Baker) C.F.Reed (1948)

This name is accepted

Kingdom: Viridiplantae Phylum: Pteridophyta Class/Clade: Polypodiopsida Order: Schizaeales Family: Schizaeaceae Genus: Microschizaea

haili o pua, oali‘i makali‘i [oalii makalii], toothbrush fern

Description

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Natural History

Statewide Status

Indigenous

Island Status

Kaua'i Indigenous
O'ahu Indigenous
Molokai Indigenous
Lana'i Not in flora
Maui Indigenous
Hawai'i Indigenous

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Bibliography

Name Published In: Bol. Soc. Brot., sér. 2, 21: 134 (1948)

Other References

Palmer 2003:241 (K, O, Mo, L, M, H [as Schizaea robusta]); Ke et al. 2022 (Syn. S. robusta = M. robusta); Palmer & Thomas in press (status change from end to ind, also occurs in French Polynesia); Faccenda, Arthur, et al. 2025:211 (remove L [no evidence of presence])

Occurrences

SNo. Scientific Name Scientific Name Authorship Locality Habitat Basis of Record Recorded By Record Number Island Source Date