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| syn. Adiantum pedatum, Adiantum pubescens, Adiantum pubescens var. divaricatum |
| distribution: (within
Polynesia) Cook Islands: Mangaia, Rarotonga Fiji New Zealand: Great Barrier Island, Tiritiri Matangi Island / Auckland; Aorangi Island (Poor Knights Islands) / Northland / North Island; Stewart Island Norfolk Islands: Norfolk Island Pitcairn Islands: Pitcairn Society Islands: Bora Bora, Huahine, Mai'ao, Maupiti, Me'eti'a, Mo'orea, Ra'iatea, Tahiti Tuamotu Archipelago: Agakauitai, Mangareva (Gambier Islands) Tubuai Islands: Raivavae, Rapa, Rurutu, Tubuai |
| local name: amo'a hu'a - Maupiti / Society Islands ko eva - Gambier Islands / Tuamotu Archipelago kurukurumoku - Tubuai Islands |
 left:Adiantum hispidulum Photo: by courtesy of Forest & Kim Starr (USGS) |
| References: - Alan R. Smith; Kathleen M. Pryer; Eric Schuettpelz; Petra Korall; Harald Schneider; Paul G. Wolf: A classification for extant ferns. Taxon 55:33, 705-731 (2006) |