| Pteridophyte | Literature for Adenophorus tenellus
Palmer, 2003. |
| Polypodiaceae | Bibliography |
| Adenophorus tenellus | |
Common name(s): kolokolo, mahinalua |
| General Information | ||
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| Distribution | Hawaiian Islands.In the Hawaiian Islands, endemic to Kaua`i, O`ahu, Moloka`i, Lana`i, Maui, Hawai`i. |
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| Habitat | Mesic to wet forests | |
| Elevation | 365-1675 m |
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| Habit |
Epiphytic, small, narrow, linear; rhizomes long-creeping, thin, less than 1 mm diameter, wiry, black, often forming tangled mats. |
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| Leaves |
Fronds erect to spreading, 3-20 x 0.1-0.4 cm, arranged in a tangled compact mass; stipe 2-15 mm long before widening into blade; blade narrow, long-linear, pale green, thick, chartaceous, glabrous, margin entire, sometime sinuate. |
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| Sori |
Sori sparse, irregularly scattered, medial but often so large as to protrude beyond the blade margin. |
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| Notes |
Latin tenellus, delicate, in reference to the small, narrow fronds. |
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| Contributor |
Nancy Khan |