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kaha, Hoe a Mui ("Mui's paddle")Dryopteridaceae (Wood fern family) Endemic to the Hawaiian Islands (Oahu only, most common in the Waianae Mts., scattered in Koolau Mts.)Oahu (Cultivated)Etymology:The generic name Elaphoglossum is from the Latin elaphos, deer, stag, hart, and glossa, tongue, in reference to the shape of the frond.The specific epithet alatum means winged. In this case it refers to the winged stipe (fern petiole or frond stalk) with protruding ridges which are wider than thick. Photo showing closeup winged stipes
www.flickr.com/photos/dweickhoff/14050632592/in/photostream/
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kaha, Hoe a Mui ("Mui's paddle")Dryopteridaceae (Wood fern family) Endemic to the Hawaiian Islands (Oahu only, most common in the Waianae Mts., scattered in Koolau Mts.)Oahu (Cultivated)Etymology:The generic name Elaphoglossum is from the Latin elaphos, deer, stag, hart, and glossa, tongue, in reference to the shape of the frond.The specific epithet alatum means winged. In this case it refers to the winged stipe (fern petiole or frond stalk) with protruding ridges which are wider than thick.Closeup showing the winged stipes
www.flickr.com/photos/dweickhoff/14050632592/in/photolist...
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kaha, Hoe a Mui ("Mui's paddle")Dryopteridaceae (Wood fern family) Endemic to the Hawaiian Islands (Oahu only, most common in the Waianae Mts., scattered in Koolau Mts.)Oahu (Cultivated)Etymology:The generic name Elaphoglossum is from the Latin elaphos, deer, stag, hart, and glossa, tongue, in reference to the shape of the frond.The specific epithet alatum means winged. In this case it refers to the winged stipe (fern petiole or frond stalk) with protruding ridges which are wider than thick. Photo showing closeup winged stipes
www.flickr.com/photos/dweickhoff/14050632592/in/photostream/
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Parkside Houses, New York, United States
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El Salitre, Nuevo Leon, Mexico
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El Salitre, Nuevo Leon, Mexico
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El Salitre, Nuevo Leon, Mexico
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Elaphoglossum peltatumpeltate tonguefern. A fine looking fern that is native to several countries in the New World tropics. It is found in Puerto Rico and so makes it into the USDA PLANTS database. Photographed at University of California Botanical Garden, Berkeley, CA.
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kaha, Hoe a Mui ("Mui's paddle")Dryopteridaceae (Wood fern family) Endemic to the Hawaiian Islands (All main islands)Oahu (Cultivated)Etymology:The generic name Elaphoglossum is from the Latin elaphos, deer, stag, hart, and glossa, tongue, in reference to the shape of the frond.The specific epithet crassifolium is from the Latin crassus, thick or stout, and folium, leaf, in reference to the leathery texture of the blade.
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Elaphoglossum crassifolium (syn E. reticulatum)Hoe a mui or Maui's paddle. Native to Hawaii. Photographed at University of California Botanical Garden, Berkeley, CA.
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Laukahi, kaha, Hoe a Mui ("Mui's paddle")Dryopteridaceae (Wood fern family) Endemic to the Hawaiian Islands (All main islands except Lnai)Kaala Natural Area Reserve, OahuHere growing on tree trunk with helo kau lau (Vaccinium calycinum), hia (Metrosideros polymorpha), hpuu ii (Cibotium menziesii), ukiuki (Dianella sp.) and other native Hawaiian plants.Etymology:The generic name Elaphoglossum is from the Latin elaphos, deer, stag, hart, and glossa, tongue, in reference to the shape of the frond.The specific epithet wawrae is named for Heinrich W. Wawra (1831-1887), Moravian-Austrian physician, botanist and member of the Austrian East Asiatic Exploring Expedition on the frigate Donau under Admiral Perez; Wawra collected plants in Hawaii in 1869 and 1870.
