| Pteridophyte | Literature for Cibotium menziesii
Palmer, 2003. |
| Cibotiaceae | Bibliography |
| Cibotium menziesii | |
Common name(s): hapu`u, hapu`upu`u, pepe`e, `i`i, `i`i`i, hapu`u `i`i |
| 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. | |
| Habitat | Wet forests or occasionally in mesic forests. | |
| Elevation | 250-1400 m |
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| Habit |
Caudices 2-7 m tall, 16-80 cm diameter. |
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| Leaves |
Fronds to 5 m long; stipes and rachises covered with stiff, straight, dark brown (occasionally reddish or pale tan) hairs composed of tubular cells; pinnae sinuses wide-angled, cut 1/3-2/3 to costae; ultimate segments broad, 5-9.5 mm wide, abaxial surfaces light green to slightly glaucous with many minute, light green to dark brown, raised dots (minute stellate hair clusters) best seen with 10x lens, and no arachnoid hairs; adaxial surfaces dark green, somewhat glossy, tips obtuse. |
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| Notes |
Name honors Archibald Menzies (1754-1842), British naturalist, gardener, botanist, zoologist, plant collector, and assistant surgeon on the Discovery under Capt. George Vancouver between 1791 and 1795. |
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| Contributor |
Nancy Khan |