Hypolepis tenuifolia


 
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syn. Cheilanthes arborescens, Cheilanthes dissecta, Hypolepis dissecta, Lonchitis tenuifolia

 
distribution: (within Polynesia)

Austral Islands
: Raivavae, Rapa, Rurutu, Tubuai
Cook Islands: Rarotonga
Norfolk Islands: Norfolk Island
Pitcairn Islands: Pitcairn
Samoa: Savai'i, Tutuila, 'Upolu
Society Islands: Bora Bora, Mo'orea, Ra'iatea, Tahiti
Tuamotu Archipelago: Mangareva (Gambier Islands)

 
local name:

kukulimaku - Austral Islands
kulukulu moku - Austral Islands
ma'anana - Society Islands
nufenua - Marquesas

 
left:

Hypolepis tenuifolia


Photo: C. Ollier

http://www.herbier-tahiti.pf

 
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)