| Pteridophyte | Literature for Coniogramme pilosa
Palmer, 2003. |
| Pteridaceae | Bibliography |
| Coniogramme pilosa | |
Common name(s): lo`ulu |
| 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 | 610-2070 m |
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| Habit |
Terrestrial, medium-sized; rhizomes creeping, slender, 5-9 mm thick. |
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| Leaves |
Fronds 30-90 cm long; stipe long; blade 1- to 2-pinnate (lower 1-3 pinnae again 1-pinnate with 1-3(-5) pairs of large pinnules), light olive green, frond tips the same as lateral pinnae; rachises straw-colored, glossy, glabrous; pinnae 3-7 pairs, stalked, alternate, ovate-lanceolate, 15-23 x 3.6-5 cm, margins crenulate with fine, cartilaginous teeth, upper surfaces glabrous, lower surfaces costae, and veins with many scattered, fine, white, pointed hairs; veins free, long, curved, 0- to 1(-2)-forked (occasionally 2 veins joining). |
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| Sori |
Sori along all veins and branches long-linear, to 2.3 cm long, extending from costae to 3/4-7/8 distance to margin. |
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| Notes |
Greek pilos, hair, felt, referring to the hairs on the upper surface of the pinnae. |
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| Contributor |
Nancy Khan |