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| syn. Adiantum chusanum, Adiantum tenuifolium, Davallia chinensis, Davallia cuneiformis, Davallia remota, Davallia tenuifolia, Odontosoria chinensis, Sphenomeris chinensis var. hawaiiensis, Sphenomeris chinensis var. tenuisecta, Sphenomeris chusana, Trichomanes chinense, Trichomanes cuneiforme |
| distribution: (within
Polynesia) Cook Islands: Rarotonga Fiji: Vanua Levu, Viti Levu Hawai'i Islands: Hawai'i, Kaua'i, Lana'i, Maui, Moloka'i, O'ahu Marquesas: Fatu Hiva, Hiva Oa, Nuku Hiva, Tahuata, Ua Huka, Ua Pou Samoa: Olosega (?), Ta'u, Tutuila, Savai'i Society Islands: Bora Bora, Huahine, Moorea, Raiatea, Tahaa, Tahiti Tonga: 'Eua, Niuafo'ou Tubuai Islands: Raivavae, Rapa, Rurutu, Tubuai |
| local name: haiki kuhane - Marquesas huaiki - Marquesas huhamua - Marquesas pala'a - Hawai'i Islands pala'e - Hawai'i Islands palapala'a - Hawai'i Islands pa'u o pala'e - Hawai'i Islands |
 left:Sphenomeris chinensis 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) |