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Nephrolepis brownii

(Desv.) Hovenkamp & Miyam. (2005)

This name is accepted

Kingdom: Viridiplantae Phylum: Pteridophyta Class/Clade: Polypodiopsida Order: Polypodiales Family: Nephrolepidaceae Genus: Nephrolepis

asian sword fern

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Description

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Uses and Culture

USES

  • Yes

Natural History

Statewide Status

Naturalized

Island Status

Ni'ihau(Incl. Lehua) Naturalized
Kuaihelani (Midway Atoll) Potentially naturalizing
Kaua'i Naturalized
O'ahu Naturalized
Molokai Naturalized
Lana'i Naturalized
Kaho'olawe Naturalized
Maui Naturalized
Hawai'i Naturalized
Nihoa Naturalized

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Bibliography

Name Published In: Blumea 50(2): 293 (2005)

Other References

Palmer 2003:193 (N, K, O, Mo, L, M, H [as N. multiflora]); Staples & Herbst 2005:40 (KEY [as N. multiflora]), 41 (DESCR); Wood & LeGrande 2006:24 (Le); Imada 2007:38 (Ni); Hovenkamp & Miyamoto 2005:293 (Syn. N. multiflora = N. brownii); Wagner, Herbst & Lorence 2005— (accessed Feb 2019, Ka added)

Occurrences

SNo. Scientific Name Locality Habitat Basis of Record Description Recorded By Record Number Island Source Date
1 Nephrolepis brownii Manoa Arboretum, Aihualama Preserved_Specimen Russell, P. 93 Oahu BISH 1932-07-19
2 Nephrolepis brownii Lawai Valley, P.T.B.G. Below Emon's Dam area.Full sun Preserved_Specimen Flynn, T.W. 933 Kauai BISH 1984-08-29
3 Nephrolepis brownii S of Hilo 19.7N 155.1W Preserved_Specimen Krajina, V.J. 611228025 Hawaii BISH 1961-12-28
4 Nephrolepis brownii I mile past ranger station on Waimea Canyon Park Road Preserved_Specimen Vitale, S. 14 Kauai BISH 1983-02-23
5 Nephrolepis brownii Koolau Range, Tantalus Trail, Mt. Tantalus Preserved_Specimen Cowan, R.S. 218 Oahu BISH 1944-06-28
6 Nephrolepis brownii Lanaihale, near beginning of Munro Trail Preserved_Specimen Herbst, D.R. 4037 Lanai BISH 1974-06-12
7 Nephrolepis brownii Poamoho Trail Koolau Ridge Preserved_Specimen Woolford, H.A. 59 Oahu BISH 1955-11-20
8 Nephrolepis brownii Hanakapiai Preserved_Specimen Stone, B.C. 837 Kauai BISH 1955-06-18
9 Nephrolepis brownii Mt. Tantalus Preserved_Specimen Topping, D.L. 2718 Oahu BISH 1933-09-22
10 Nephrolepis brownii close to Halemaumau Preserved_Specimen Krajina, V.J. 611226091 Hawaii BISH 1961-12-26
11 Nephrolepis brownii East Maui; Hwy. 36; opposite Waipio Bay 20.9N 156.2W Preserved_Specimen Krajina, V.J. 620420017 Maui BISH 1962-04-20
12 Nephrolepis brownii East Maui, near Hana, just W of Wailauki Gulch 26.8N 156.0W Preserved_Specimen Krajina, V.J. 620420003 Maui BISH 1962-04-20
13 Nephrolepis brownii East Maui, Hana, in cultivation Preserved_Specimen Hobdy, R.W. 1322 Maui BISH 1982-03-26
14 Nephrolepis brownii close to Halemaumau Preserved_Specimen Krajina, V.J. 611226089 Hawaii BISH 1961-12-26
15 Nephrolepis brownii Napali Coast, Lumahai, Coast Highway on steep raod cut Preserved_Specimen Fosberg, F.R. 56705 Kauai BISH 1977-03-12
16 Nephrolepis brownii Laie Mountains Preserved_Specimen (Not on sheet) Oahu BISH 1970-04-07
17 Nephrolepis brownii West side (just over the top) of ridge between West Palm Valley and Miller Valley. Elevation 700 feet Preserved_Specimen Conant, S. Nihoa BISH 1981-07-03
18 Nephrolepis brownii Kilauea Volcano, crater floor, Pele's bathroom Preserved_Specimen Neal, M.C. Hawaii BISH 1927-08-02
19 Nephrolepis brownii Nene Rd., beyond airport, near coast E of Hilo shaded, edges of dense scrub forest, with Melastoma Preserved_Specimen Fosberg, F.R. 55664 Hawaii BISH 1975-03-14
20 Nephrolepis brownii On open lava flow above Kaawaloa Preserved_Specimen Corn, C. Hawaii BISH 1985-09-05
21 Nephrolepis brownii Kaawaloa, Hawaii Preserved_Specimen Souza, W. Hawaii BISH 1984-10-04
22 Nephrolepis brownii Halulu Lake, Near, alt. in crevices of basalt, in shaded gully. Rare Preserved_Specimen St.John, H. 22721 Niihau BISH 1947-08-12
23 Nephrolepis brownii National Park, along crater rim road close to Kokoolau crater Preserved_Specimen Herat, T. 1056 Hawaii BISH 1974-07-15
24 Nephrolepis brownii Puuwaawaa bare aa, rangeland near Hibiscadelphus enclosure Preserved_Specimen clumped terrestrial Takeuchi, W.N. 5760 Hawaii BISH 1989-05-01
25 Nephrolepis brownii Puna, Iilewa 1955 flow, in depressions and under broken through blisters Preserved_Specimen Doty, M.S. 19199 Hawaii BISH 1959-12-21
26 Nephrolepis brownii down Chain of Craters Rd. ~25.9 mi toward Kalapana from intersection with Crater Rim Rd., 100 m WNW of highway pulloff, plot 28 dwarf shrub, Heteropogon savanna Preserved_Specimen ~2' fern Newell, C.L. 597 Hawaii BISH 1966-08-26
27 Nephrolepis brownii down Chain of Craters Rd. ~12.9 mi toward Kalapana from intersection with Crater Rim Rd., N from turnoff to Naulu Picnic Area, plot 5 Metrosideros, Diospyros, Aleurites forest on aa lava Preserved_Specimen ~2' fern Newell, C.L. 476 Hawaii BISH 1966-08-20
28 Nephrolepis brownii Aiea Trail, Kalauao-North Halawa, Koolau Mountains Dry, open forest. Preserved_Specimen Higgins, N.H. 73 Oahu BISH 1956-01-08
29 Nephrolepis brownii Puna, Kamaili, near Nii's house 1955 flow Preserved_Specimen Doty, M.S. 13099 Hawaii BISH 1956-02-22
30 Nephrolepis brownii Oahu Forest National Wildlife Refuge, Kipapa Trail, ca. 130m from refuge boundary, downslope on north side of trail Metrosideros-Acacia-Dicranopteris wet lowland forest Preserved_Specimen Fern; blades ca 20-30 cm in length. Very common on slope on north side of trail. Reynolds, L.S. 70 Oahu BISH 2006-05-31
31 Nephrolepis brownii ~2 km WSW of Kalani, Moomomi sand strip, D of Kaa, Kaluakoi crevices and ledges; eroded calcareous sandstone cliff, very dry Preserved_Specimen large colony; dwarf Fosberg, F.R. 29567 Molokai BISH 1948-02-22
32 Nephrolepis brownii Hwy. 450, 0.25 mi past marker 25, L of road waterfall Preserved_Specimen Vitale, S. 11 Molokai BISH 1983-01-22
33 Nephrolepis brownii Mauna Loa Strip Road ~3.6 mi from intersection with Kona-Hilo Hwy., ~30 m into forest on R of road, plot 30 Acacia, Sapindus, Microlepia forest Preserved_Specimen ~3' fern Newell, C.L. 787 Hawaii BISH 1966-09-08
34 Nephrolepis brownii Wahiawa, 1270 Glen Ave red clay Preserved_Specimen fern; small leaflets with sori at edges Elia, H.V.K. 21 Oahu BISH 1971-04-06
35 Nephrolepis brownii Kahaluu around dwelling on wooded hillside. Preserved_Specimen Very abundant. Especially on steep slopes. Fronds and rhizomes erect. Fosberg, F.R. 66186 Oahu BISH 1991-06-02
36 Nephrolepis brownii Byron Ledge trail, Hawaii Volcano National Park, Volcano Hawaii. Wild plant growing out of young basalt substrate in crack. Preserved_Specimen Medium sized pinnate fern. Pinnae with row of hairs on adaxial midrib. Abaxial surface covered with soft hair like scales. Lynch, K. Hawaii BISH 2022-02-26
37 Nephrolepis brownii East Maui, Hana District, Kauiki at Hana Bay along N side along and above trail to lighthouse; steep slopes in Casuarina grove Preserved_Specimen Flynn, T.W. 2559 Maui BISH 1987-10-23
38 Nephrolepis brownii S. Kona, Hookena mauka branch of 1950 flow, on aa lava near old logs and branches Preserved_Specimen large St.John, H. 25482 Hawaii BISH 1954-12-29
39 Nephrolepis brownii Koolau Mts., N of Honolulu, Manoa Cliffs trail wet forest Preserved_Specimen terrestrial Lammers, T.G. 5315 Oahu BISH 1983-08-27
40 Nephrolepis brownii East Maui, 15 mi E of Hana along Hwy. 36 on Eucalyptus in wet forest with Monstera, Melaleuca Preserved_Specimen epiphytic Henrickson, J.S. 3722 Maui BISH 1969-06-26
41 Nephrolepis brownii Puna, Iilewa above surface of 1955 flow Preserved_Specimen Doty, M.S. 19195 Hawaii BISH 1959-12-21
42 Nephrolepis brownii Wiliwilinui ridge, Koko Head thin grassland, makai part of guava zone Preserved_Specimen circular patches Egler, F.E. 37284 Oahu BISH 1937-06-15
43 Nephrolepis brownii BYU-HC farm kaolite clay Preserved_Specimen ~2 ft. Betham, R.F. 9 Oahu BISH 1980-10-12
44 Nephrolepis brownii Puna, Wahaula heiau on Diospyros, Canthium, Wikstroemia scrubland; in lava tubes and fissures Preserved_Specimen Stone, B.C. 2911 Hawaii BISH 1959-06-21
45 Nephrolepis brownii ~1.5 mi from Pali Hwy. on Quarry Rd road bank Preserved_Specimen dense clump Smith, L.B. 71 Oahu BISH 1976-02-12
46 Nephrolepis brownii Cole Property, Haena soil pockets among raocks on 25-45 degrees incline, shade of guava trees, east face slope. Preserved_Specimen Earle, E. 1 Kauai BISH 1972-05-20
47 Nephrolepis brownii Koloa Valley shady bank Preserved_Specimen Topping, D.L. 3664 Oahu BISH 1933-07-16
48 Nephrolepis brownii Kahana Valley, across dam on foot trail under Pandanus Preserved_Specimen Herat, T. 136 Oahu BISH 1972-08-13
49 Nephrolepis brownii UH Manoa, Gilmore Hall full sun for part of the day, shaded for remainder; growing out of crevices of stone retaining wall Preserved_Specimen Lau, J. 1694 Oahu BISH 1985-11-27
50 Nephrolepis brownii down Chain of Craters Rd. ~18.3 mi toward Kalapana from intersection with Crater Rim Rd., ~25 m SE of Chain of Craters Rd., plot 57 Metrosideros, Heteropogon grassland Preserved_Specimen ~4 sedge Newell, C.L. 598 Hawaii BISH 1966-08-26
51 Nephrolepis brownii down Chain of Craters Rd. ~28.5 mi toward Kalapana from intersection with Crater Rim Rd., ~.25 mi up Royal Estates Rd., plot 27 mixed lowland scrub Preserved_Specimen ~1' fern, immature Newell, C.L. 136 Hawaii BISH 1966-07-20
52 Nephrolepis brownii Puna, upper Kealakomo, near border of Panau Nui lehua, kolea, ohe, alani forest Preserved_Specimen undergrowth Stone, B.C. 3002 Hawaii BISH 1959-06-29
53 Nephrolepis brownii Chain of Craters Rd., Aloi Hot Area open ground, hot, steam cracks and fumaroles Preserved_Specimen fronds erect Fosberg, F.R. 45180 Hawaii BISH 1964-03-16
54 Nephrolepis brownii Wailua Game Reserve, above Wailua, Hawaii Vegetationon plots stripmined for bauxite in 1958-60.Stockpile of topsoil. Preserved_Specimen Howard, R.A. 20246 Kauai BISH 1985-10-20
55 Nephrolepis brownii Punaluu, Castle Trail emergent from uluhe thicket Preserved_Specimen 6' fronds Takeuchi, W.N. 1805 Oahu BISH 1984-10-28
56 Nephrolepis brownii Aiea abandoned pineapple field Preserved_Specimen Degener, O. 10320 Oahu BISH 1936-02-16
57 Nephrolepis brownii down Chain of Craters Rd. ~28.5 mi toward Kalapana from intersection with Crater Rim Rd., ~.25 mi up Royal Estates Road, plot 27 lowland scrub Preserved_Specimen ~3' fern Newell, C.L. 134 Hawaii BISH 1966-07-20
58 Nephrolepis brownii North, Keawanui Bay, just W of Pelekunu Bay disturbed coastal vegetation on rocky cliffs, with Pandanus, Aleurites, Furcraea Preserved_Specimen ground fern with short creeping, suberect rhizome, stolons without tubers Lorence, D.H. 5408 Molokai BISH 1987-07-30
59 Nephrolepis brownii Kipapa Gulch, Waipio, Koolau Mts woods Preserved_Specimen Hosaka, E.Y. 215 Oahu BISH 1930-04-13
60 Nephrolepis brownii below Puhimau Crater, Chain of Craters Rd around a fumarole in cooler ground near edge of open area Preserved_Specimen Fosberg, F.R. 53708 Hawaii BISH 1971-04-13
61 Nephrolepis brownii National Park, Chain of Craters Rd., main curve of Holei Pali vertical cliff in road cut in basalt lava flows Preserved_Specimen frond erect Fosberg, F.R. 60635 Hawaii BISH 1980-09-11
62 Nephrolepis brownii Waialae Iki Ridge, behind Aina Koa, Koolau Mts full sun near water tank under Eucalytus Preserved_Specimen Yee, R.S.N. 80 Oahu BISH 1972-01-06
63 Nephrolepis brownii E central, slope of Moaula Damp rock outcropping facing NE, with mosses, lichens, Prosopis pallida, Andropogon pertusus Preserved_Specimen Small fern Cuddihy, L.W. 427 Kahoolawe BISH 1980-04-25
64 Nephrolepis brownii Kona, above Alahaka Bay top of long holua slide Preserved_Specimen Bryan Jr., E.H. Hawaii BISH 1957-01-25
65 Nephrolepis brownii National Park, Kau, across Hwy. 11 from foot prints trail forest at edge of aa lava; partly shaded Preserved_Specimen Herat, T. 683 Hawaii BISH 1974-06-20
66 Nephrolepis brownii below Puhimau Crater, Chain of Craters Road bare hot earth with many fumaroles Preserved_Specimen fronds erect Fosberg, F.R. 53707 Hawaii BISH 1971-04-13
67 Nephrolepis brownii Puna, lower Pulama, near Punaluu heaia deep lava fissure in Diospyros, Canthium, Wikstroemia Preserved_Specimen very large Stone, B.C. 3007 Hawaii BISH 1959-07-02
68 Nephrolepis brownii Punaluu Valley grassy roadside Preserved_Specimen Degener, O. 10440 Oahu BISH 1931-05-30
69 Nephrolepis brownii Lawai Valley Common in moist shaded parts of valley. Preserved_Specimen Herbst, D.R. 2322 Kauai BISH 1972-01-11
70 Nephrolepis brownii Puna Dist.: Nanawale Forest Preserve, 1 mile NW of Lava Tree State Monument, junction of Forest and Hapuer Roads. Small kipuka(surrounded by 1790 lava flow) with Dicranopteris, persisting ornamentals. Inside kipuka, Metrosideros, Cibotium, Freycinetia, Melastoma, phillipine ground orchid, bryophytes, Asplenium nidus, Nephrolepis multiflora, N. exaltata, Psychotria. Preserved_Specimen Short erect rhizome; fronds up to 1 m long or longer; terrestrial Wagner, W.L. 6384 Hawaii BISH 1990-06-18
71 Nephrolepis brownii Kipapa Trail, ~1/2 mi from refuge boundary, S side of trail wet lowland forest; Metrosideros, Acacia, Dicranopteris; on Acacia koa, ~1.5 m from ground Preserved_Specimen small epiphytic fern; sori, indusial flaps opening toward pinnae tips Reynolds, L.S. 180 Oahu BISH 2006-06-27
72 Nephrolepis brownii Kamaili, Puna steam vent of 1955 Iilewa lava flow Preserved_Specimen Doty, M.S. 1356 Hawaii BISH 1957-04-19
73 Nephrolepis brownii Kilauea, near Park Headquarters on road cut in lava rock in moist Metrosideros forest Preserved_Specimen fronds erect Fosberg, F.R. 48158 Hawaii BISH 1966-10-02
74 Nephrolepis brownii Kona, Honaunau FR, S jeep trail wet Metrosideros forest Preserved_Specimen Herbst, D.R. 5454 Hawaii BISH 1975-08-28
75 Nephrolepis brownii down Chain of Craters Rd. ~18.3 mi toward Kalapana from intersection with Crater Rim Rd., ~20 m NW of Chain of Craters Rd., plot 58 Heteropogon grassland Preserved_Specimen ~2' fern Newell, C.L. 983 Hawaii BISH 1967-06-24
76 Nephrolepis brownii US Naval Communications Center, E of Wahiawa brink of cliff in tangled vegetation Preserved_Specimen fronds erect Fosberg, F.R. 65108 Oahu BISH 1985-10-28
77 Nephrolepis brownii Nene Rd., beyond airport, near coast E of Hilo open cinder fill in edges of dense scrub forest, with Melastoma Preserved_Specimen strictly erect Fosberg, F.R. 55660 Hawaii BISH 1975-03-14
78 Nephrolepis brownii down Chain of Craters Rd. ~14.8 mi toward Kalapana from intersection with Crater Rim Rd., on L, plot 33 Metrosideros, Diospyros, Andropogon savanna Preserved_Specimen ~1' fern Newell, C.L. 865 Hawaii BISH 1967-01-25
79 Nephrolepis brownii Palikea ridge trail; mixed with Nephrolepis cordifolia Preserved_Specimen Cowan, R.S. 657 Oahu BISH 1947-07-02
80 Nephrolepis brownii Puna, Iilewa 1955 flow Preserved_Specimen Doty, M.S. 17179 Hawaii BISH 1958-12-30
81 Nephrolepis brownii Hawaii Loa ridge. Southeastern Koolau Mountains. Mesic ridgetop forest invaded by Psidium cattleianum, Ficus microcarpa, and Schinus terebinthifolius. Also growing with Metrosideros polymorpha, Nephrolepis exaltata, Alyxia stellata, Dicranopteris linearis, and Psychotria mariniana. Preserved_Specimen Fronds ovate, broad. Pinnae auricled at base, stipe and rachis with hairs/scales. Thomas, M.K. 471 Oahu BISH 2022-10-21
82 Nephrolepis brownii Aiea, Oahu, T.H Naturalized and common in abandoned pineapple field Preserved_Specimen Degener, O. 10320 Oahu BISH 1936-02-16
83 Nephrolepis brownii Keopuka, Maui on cinder wall On cinder wall. Preserved_Specimen Rare. Starr, F. 5040531 Maui BISH 2005-04-05
84 Nephrolepis brownii up Kulani Prison Rd. ~5.4 mi from intersection with Kona-Hilo Hwy. near Hilo, ~20 m N of road, plot 36 Cibotium, Metrosideros forest Preserved_Specimen ~2' fern Newell, C.L. 886 Hawaii BISH 1967-01-25
85 Nephrolepis brownii Puhimau Crater, fumarole across highway almost bare ground, warm, fumes from steam vents Preserved_Specimen rhizome and fronds erect Fosberg, F.R. 56739 Hawaii BISH 1977-03-22
86 Nephrolepis brownii Kawaihau District: Ridge to north of Wailua River leading up to Pohakupele, Lihue-Koloa Forest Reserve. Metrosideros-Dicranopteris-Diplopterygium mixed lowland wet ridge and forest, w/ Kadua affinis, Syzygium sandwicensis, Myrsine fernseei, Elaeocarpus bifudus, Freycinetia arborea, Alyxia stellata, Psychotria wawrae, Coprosma waiameae, Machaerina mariscoides, Nephrolepis brownii. Preserved_Specimen Epilithic on basalt boulder and terestrial, rhizome sub-erect, hairs covering rachis and costa, fertile, common Wood, K.R. 19601 Kauai BISH 2024-09-04
87 Nephrolepis brownii Ekahanui among guava bushes Preserved_Specimen Degener, O. 11972 Oahu BISH 1936-04-19
88 Nephrolepis brownii N. Kohala, Pololu Valley rocky slope Preserved_Specimen St.John, H. 25489 Hawaii BISH 1954-12-30
89 Nephrolepis brownii UH Manoa, Gilmore Hall full sun for part of day, shaded for remainder; out of crevices of stone retaining wall Preserved_Specimen Lau, J. 1693 Oahu BISH 1985-11-27
90 Nephrolepis brownii Honolulu, Bishop Museum bed in courtyard Preserved_Specimen Wilson, K.A. 1752 Oahu BISH 1989-07-19
91 Nephrolepis brownii Waipio old pineapple field Preserved_Specimen terrestrial fern with creeping rhizome Herbst, D.R. 694 Oahu BISH 1967-11-08
92 Nephrolepis brownii Laie sandy Preserved_Specimen Kinikini, T.V. 56 Oahu BISH 1967-04-27
93 Nephrolepis brownii Kau, near South Point 1907 lava flow Preserved_Specimen Bryan Jr., E.H. Hawaii BISH 1954-05-01
94 Nephrolepis brownii US Naval Communications Center, E of Wahiawa brink of cliff in tangled vegetation Preserved_Specimen fronds erect Fosberg, F.R. 65110 Oahu BISH 1985-10-28
95 Nephrolepis brownii East Maui, Hana District, Kahanu Garden, W of Hana airport stone walls, under Pandanus trees, cleared area on broken lava rock Preserved_Specimen Fosberg, F.R. 59505 Maui BISH 1980-03-06
96 Nephrolepis brownii Heeia Wetland, Kaneohe, Oahu Growing on bank, ca. 3 feet from water, in reddish soil. Preserved_Specimen Swordfers, clumping/ creeping, fronds to 3 ft tall. Crago, L.M. 2005053 Oahu BISH 2005-02-11
97 Nephrolepis brownii Ewa Coral plain near U.S.C&G.S magnetic station, Honoliuli growing in a pit in raised coral flat Preserved_Specimen Fosberg, F.R. 12806 Oahu BISH 1936-01-12
98 Nephrolepis brownii Helemano, Northern Koolau Mountains. Ahupuaa of Paalaa uka. Moku of Waialua. Growing as an epiphyte on a Metrosideros branch in mostly native dominated wet forest. Growing with Adenophorus tamariscinus, Schizaea robusta, Plagiochila, Leucobryum gracile, Odontoschisma denudatum, Polystachya concreta, and others. Preserved_Specimen Small fern with pinnae nearly perpendicular to the plane of the blade. Base of pinnae auriculate. Costa of pinnae with hairs on the upper surface and clothed in abundant tan hair like scales. Thomas, M.K. 304 Oahu BISH 2022-03-30
99 Nephrolepis brownii down Chain of Craters Rd. ~28.5 mi toward Kalapana from intersection with Crater Rim Rd., ~.25 mi up Royal Estates Rd., plot 27 mixed lowland scrub Preserved_Specimen ~2' fern Newell, C.L. 135 Hawaii BISH 1966-07-20
100 Nephrolepis brownii Kaneohe, below Kalihi Tunnel road cut near foot of cliffs; deeply weathered red soil Preserved_Specimen fronds ascending Fosberg, F.R. 57452 Oahu BISH 1978-04-11
101 Nephrolepis brownii East Maui, Hana District, Hana Forest Reserve, Hana Ranch lands, slope W of Kaihuakala Open wet disturbed slope with lots of Hedychium coronarium, scattered Cheirodendron, Hedyotis hillebrandii, Psidium cattleianum, Dicranopteris, Ageratina adenophora. Preserved_Specimen Imada, C. 200257 Maui BISH 2002-11-04
102 Nephrolepis brownii down Hilina Pali Rd. ~4.9 mi., 3.5 mi Footprints Trail to 50 m W the great fault pali, plot 59 sparse desert, on shifting sand dunes Preserved_Specimen ~6 fern Newell, C.L. 760 Hawaii BISH 1966-09-02
103 Nephrolepis brownii end of Hilina Pali Rd., ~1.5 mi down Switchback trail, ~10 m from hairpin turn, plot 46a Metrosideros, Diospyros forest on aa lava Preserved_Specimen ~1' fern Newell, C.L. 958 Hawaii BISH 1967-06-22
104 Nephrolepis brownii W Maui, Puu Kukui Watershed, Ridgetop N of Mahinahina Gulch, near PKW Transect 4.8350 In an open site. Assoc. vegetation: Metrosideros polymorpha, Dodonaea viscosa, Lythrum maritimum, Setaria gracilis, Rubus argutus, Andropogon virginicus, Melinis minutiflora, Dicranopteris linearis, Nephrolepis multiflora, Paspalaum urvillei, P. conjugatum. Preserved_Specimen Oppenheimer, H.L. 231 Maui BISH 1997-09-09
105 Nephrolepis brownii Kaluaa Gulch In Eucalyptus understory. Preserved_Specimen Kawelo, K. 192 Oahu BISH 2010-09-30
106 Nephrolepis brownii Puna, near Kehena, 2.8 km NE of jct 137 and 130 recent lava flow Preserved_Specimen fern to 60 cm Annable, C.R. 3741 Hawaii BISH 1998-01-13
107 Nephrolepis brownii Naio Gulch, mauka dark woods of exotic trees Preserved_Specimen Degener, O. 28513 Lanai BISH 1963-09-18
108 Nephrolepis brownii East Maui, Hana District, Kalepa, Ulupalakua-Hana road, Nuanualoa gulch side of road, wet Preserved_Specimen Chock, A.K. 336 Maui BISH 1951-12-27
109 Nephrolepis brownii N.Kona, Belt Road, near mile 28, Kaupulehu Preserve NE corner of edge of 1801 flow Preserved_Specimen Flynn, T.W. 1270 Hawaii BISH 1985-10-15
110 Nephrolepis brownii Kaalualu Bay near South Point on aa, in lava field behind Preserved_Specimen Whistler, W.A. 9 Hawaii BISH 1972-04-06
111 Nephrolepis brownii Waiahole dry sunny bank Preserved_Specimen Topping, D.L. 3667 Oahu BISH 1933-08-20
112 Nephrolepis brownii Puna, Kii head of 1955 flow, tiny pit, bottom covered by very fine scoria Preserved_Specimen fronds erect, wool on rachises varying from white to tawny Fosberg, F.R. 41367 Hawaii BISH 1960-10-15
113 Nephrolepis brownii Pupukea red clay Preserved_Specimen 2-5' stiff fronds, pinnae simple Smith, M. 1 Oahu BISH 1986-01-21
114 Nephrolepis brownii Puna, near Kapoho outer slopes of vent; 1955 lava with moss Preserved_Specimen Doty, M.S. 13205 Hawaii BISH 1956-07-07
115 Nephrolepis brownii Honolulu, 42 Coelho Way Under litchi tree, in shade. Preserved_Specimen Perennial fern; fronds ordinarily bi pinnatifid, rarely once pinnate Neal, M.C. 1246 Oahu BISH 1944-12-02
116 Nephrolepis brownii Waiahole Ditch Trail on dead tree trunk in mixed, wet forest Preserved_Specimen epiphytic Fosberg, F.R. 59467 Oahu BISH 1980-03-01
117 Nephrolepis brownii Honolulu, 42 Coelho Way Under litchi tree, in shade. Preserved_Specimen Perennial fern; fronds ordinarily bi pinnatifid, rarely once pinnate Neal, M.C. 1246 Oahu BISH 1944-12-02
118 Nephrolepis brownii Napau-Keanakakoi Craters Sunnu woods Preserved_Specimen Degener, O. 10439 Hawaii BISH 1929-12-05
119 Nephrolepis brownii South Hilo distr., Waiakea Uka area, Novelty Greens at 142-A Malaai Rd. Ferns in 4 pots inside plastic-roofed house. Preserved_Specimen Fern cultivar with stems stiffly erect, pinnules dark green, ruffled and curled; sori present on a few pinnules. May be cv. 'Green Fantasy' or perhaps 'Kinky'. Staples, G.W. 1276 Hawaii BISH 2007-02-14
120 Nephrolepis brownii Base of Pali at Napoopoo by beach Base of pali by beach. Preserved_Specimen Corn, C. Hawaii BISH 1985-09-06
121 Nephrolepis brownii Waiahole shady bank Preserved_Specimen Topping, D.L. 3669 Oahu BISH 1933-08-20
122 Nephrolepis brownii S. Kona ~50 yds. inland of highway and in shaded holes in 1950 flow Preserved_Specimen Doty, M.S. Hawaii BISH 1953-01-31
123 Nephrolepis brownii Hana, Kalahu Point, PTBG Kahanu Garden, around Piilanihale Heiau Pandanus Preserved_Specimen terrestrial fern Flynn, T.W. 2477 Maui BISH 1987-10-20
124 Nephrolepis brownii Ewa Coral plain near U.S.C&G.S magnetic station, Honoliuli growing in a pit in raised coral flat Preserved_Specimen Fosberg, F.R. 12806 Oahu BISH 1936-01-12
125 Nephrolepis brownii East Maui, Hana District, Nuanualoa Gulch near roadside, on growth Preserved_Specimen Wilson, K.A. 98 Maui BISH 1951-12-27
126 Nephrolepis brownii Honolulu, upper Kalihi Valley grassy bank above hwy., surrounded by thicket Preserved_Specimen fronds erect Fosberg, F.R. 60537 Oahu BISH 1980-09-04
127 Nephrolepis brownii Keana Bishopa Kipuka, above Hilina Pali grove of tall Metrosideros Preserved_Specimen rhizomes and fronds erect Fosberg, F.R. 56732 Hawaii BISH 1977-03-21
128 Nephrolepis brownii up Kulani Prison Rd. ~5.4 mi from intersection with Kona-Hilo Hwy. near Hilo, ~20 m N of road, plot 36 Cibotium, Metrosideros forest Preserved_Specimen ~3' fern Newell, C.L. 901 Hawaii BISH 1967-01-25
129 Nephrolepis brownii East Maui, Hana District, Kahanu Gardens, Piilani Heiau, 5 mi W of Hana on rocks of coastal flats of decomposed aa and scoria Preserved_Specimen ~erect Fosberg, F.R. 55434 Maui BISH 1974-04-13
130 Nephrolepis brownii Wahiawa, Poamoho trail moist forest on open ground; with ferns, weeds, compositae, guava Preserved_Specimen kidney shaped sori Katiwara, J. 39 Oahu BISH 1955-11-20
131 Nephrolepis brownii Waimano Ridge exposed uluhe-covered hillside Preserved_Specimen Takeuchi, W.N. 170 Oahu BISH 1984-05-05
132 Nephrolepis brownii Iilewa, Puna 1955 lava flow, in kipuka, protruding from a hole ~3 m across and 1.5 m deep Preserved_Specimen Doty, M.S. 19259 Hawaii BISH 1959-12-21
133 Nephrolepis brownii Honolulu, 42 Coelho Way shade, under litchi tree Preserved_Specimen perennial fern; fronds bipinnatifid, rarely once pinnate Neal, M.C. 1246 Oahu BISH 1944-12-02
134 Nephrolepis brownii down Chain of Craters Rd. ~23.3 mi toward Kalapana from intersection with Crater Rim Rd., NW side near pulloff, plot 29 Heteropogon grassland Preserved_Specimen ~2' fern Newell, C.L. 381 Hawaii BISH 1966-08-11
135 Nephrolepis brownii Maunawili-Castle estate below Pali Highway Preserved_Specimen Stemmermann, R.L. 434 Oahu BISH 1973-08-19
136 Nephrolepis brownii along Stainback Hwy. ~2 mi above jct. with Volcano Hwy roadside and forest margins Preserved_Specimen Herbst, D.R. 4062 Hawaii BISH 1974-08-12
137 Nephrolepis brownii Mokuleia near resevoir Preserved_Specimen Degener, O. 11581 Oahu BISH 1937-12-01
138 Nephrolepis brownii Cole Property, Haena soil pockets among raocks on 25-45 degrees incline, shade of guava trees, east face slope. Preserved_Specimen Earle, E. 1 Kauai BISH 1972-05-20
139 Nephrolepis brownii Pahole NAR, Keawapilau gulch. Preserved_Specimen Kawelo, K. 291 Oahu BISH 2012-09-12
140 Nephrolepis brownii East Maui, Honomanu Valley at Hwy. 36 20.9N 156.1W Preserved_Specimen Krajina, V.J. 620420022 Maui BISH 1962-04-20
141 Nephrolepis brownii W Maui, Lahaina District, Lihau Lowland Mesic Shrubland at 2700 ft on a cindery ridge with occasional Metrosideros and tussocks of Rhynchelytrum repens Preserved_Specimen Welton, P. 994 Maui BISH 1991-07-09
142 Nephrolepis brownii Pelekunu, Pilipililau kukui, guava forest Preserved_Specimen Hughes, G.D. Molokai BISH 1992-08-13
143 Nephrolepis brownii Kaluaa Gulch In Eucalyptus understory. Preserved_Specimen Kawelo, K. 192 Oahu BISH 2010-09-30
144 Nephrolepis brownii 1.1 mile N. of Hanahanapuni cone Preserved_Specimen Fern 3ft tall in semishade of Hibiscus tiliaceus, Albizzia. Associated with Stachytarpheta , Cyclosorus. Rhizome slonder horizontal . Frond hirsute Rachis with brown wooly tomentum . Pinnae with base auricilate. Ishikawa, S. 292 Kauai BISH 1973-08-21
145 Nephrolepis brownii Pupukea Ridge, Hawaii Preserved_Specimen fern, Herb Lee, J. 4 Oahu BISH 1981-10-01
146 Nephrolepis brownii Kalaupapa; Kauhako crater, SE zone Preserved_Specimen medium terrestrial fern Wysong, M.L. 514 Molokai BISH 2004-12-07
147 Nephrolepis brownii Road to Nuuanu Pali. Moist roadside cut Preserved_Specimen Gillespie, J.W. 1040 Oahu BISH 1927-07-01
148 Nephrolepis brownii East Maui, road to Hana, 6 mi out of Pauwela Preserved_Specimen ~3 ft. Nagata, K.M. 598 Maui BISH 1970-01-15
149 Nephrolepis brownii her yard Preserved_Specimen fronds are light green, tapering to a point at the tip, narrow at base; long narrow pointed pinnae Ernestburg, E. 36 Oahu BISH 1977-04-12
150 Nephrolepis brownii Nuanualoa Gulch, Kalepa hau tangle Preserved_Specimen St.John, H. 24751 Maui BISH 1951-12-27
151 Nephrolepis brownii Poamoho Trail, Koolau Range Preserved_Specimen Woolford, H.A. 59 Oahu BISH 1955-11-20
152 Nephrolepis brownii Nihoa Preserved_Specimen Conant, S. 114 Nihoa BISH 1983-04-30
153 Nephrolepis brownii Kona District, Honaunau Forest Reserve, along southern jeep trail Wet Metrosideros forest. Preserved_Specimen Herbst, D.R. 5454 Hawaii BISH 1975-08-28
154 Nephrolepis brownii Kamohe Gulch, Manawainni crevices of rocks Preserved_Specimen Wilson, K.A. 96 Maui BISH 1951-12-26
155 Nephrolepis brownii Ahihi-Kinau Natural Area Reserve, Kipuka at the head of the trail towards Pohaku Paea from the midstop along Makena-Keoneoio road Pockets of vegetation in a'a lava and at roadside. Preserved_Specimen Abbott, I.A. 91.6 Maui BISH 1991-03-06
156 Nephrolepis brownii Puna, Iilewa 1955 flow Preserved_Specimen Doty, M.S. 13107 Hawaii BISH 1956-03-24
157 Nephrolepis brownii Dike at base of Miller Ridge, altitude 40m Creeping habit in crevice of lava dike, 0.15 m, sterile. Preserved_Specimen Conant, S. 104 Nihoa BISH 1983-04-22
158 Nephrolepis brownii Hauula Trail, Honolulu, Hawaii Preserved_Specimen Fern. distributed in large patches. Hall, M.T. 5 Oahu BISH 1980-12-12
159 Nephrolepis brownii National Park, Kau, of Mauna Iki trail in cracks in partial shade Preserved_Specimen Herat, T. 760 Hawaii BISH 1974-06-25
160 Nephrolepis brownii Puna, Kamaili on 1955 flow Preserved_Specimen Doty, M.S. 19665 Hawaii BISH 1962-04-19
161 Nephrolepis brownii Lehua Islet, N of Niihau Preserved_Specimen sterile Montgomery, S. Lehua Rock BISH 1997-05-27
162 Nephrolepis brownii Lawai Valley, 1 mile from mouth Preserved_Specimen Fosberg, F.R. 56704 Kauai BISH 1977-03-12
163 Nephrolepis brownii Hawaii Preserved_Specimen Eggler, W.A. 239 Hawaii BISH 1965-05-08
164 Nephrolepis brownii Waiahole-Waikane Trail Preserved_Specimen Topping, D.L. 2705 Oahu BISH 1923-07-29
165 Nephrolepis brownii Pupukea Highlands Preserved_Specimen tall, light green, widely scattered Aki, J. 4 Oahu BISH 1969-09-20
166 Nephrolepis brownii Lawai Valley(Pacific Tropical Botanic Garden) Preserved_Specimen Fosberg, F.R. 53646 Kauai BISH 1971-04-02
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