Microsorum grossum
| Microsorum grossum | |
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| Darwin, Australia | |
| Scientific classification Edit this classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Division: | Polypodiophyta |
| Class: | Polypodiopsida |
| Order: | Polypodiales |
| Suborder: | Polypodiineae |
| Family: | Polypodiaceae |
| Genus: | Microsorum |
| Species: | M. grossum
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| Binomial name | |
| Microsorum grossum | |
| Synonyms | |
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Phymatosorus grossus | |
Microsorum grossum is a fern in the family Polypodiaceae. Found in tropical areas of Australia and Oceania.[1][2]
It was introduced in Hawaii in the late 1910s and has subsequently naturalized rapidly. It is found on all main islands.[3] Its Hawaiian name lauaʻe[3] is thought to have originally referred to the native fern Microsorum spectrum.[4]
Uses
[edit | edit source]When crushed, the fern issues a scent similar to maile.[4] Sometimes, pieces of the fern are interlaced in leis made of strung-up keys (individual drupes) of the pandanus fruit.[5][4] It is also one of the plants used for scenting kapa fabric.[6][7]
Folklore
[edit | edit source]Expanses of the fern famously grows in Makana on Kauaʻi, and is commemorated in song.[8][7]
References
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External links
[edit | edit source]- Gustafson, Robert, 1939- Hawaiian plant life : vegetation and flora Honolulu : University of Hawaiʻi Press, 2014. Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
- Valier, Kathy, 1953- Ferns of Hawai`i Honolulu : University of Hawaii Press, 1995 Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
- http://digicoll.manoa.hawaii.edu/hawaiiflowers/Pages/viewtext.php?s=browse&tid=252 Plants for Hawaiian lei: Laua'e
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