| Pteridophyte | Literature for Elaphoglossum aemulum
Palmer, 2003. |
| Dryopteridaceae | Bibliography |
| Elaphoglossum aemulum | |
Common name(s): `ekaha, Hart's tongue fern, hoe a Maui, `ekaha, `opeha, laukahi nunui |
| 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 | Moist forests | |
| Elevation | 300-1400 m |
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| Habit |
Usually epiphytic, occasionally terrestrial, medium-sized; rhizomes short-creeping, completely obscured by a dense mat of long scales, 3-6.5 cm diameter with scales (4-6 mm diam. without scales), scales 1-3 cm long, elongate-triangular, twisted, light to dark brown, with curly tips. |
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| Leaves |
Stipes slender, not winged, glabrous; sterile blades oblanceolate to narrowly elliptic, 20-45 cm long, coriaceous, glabrous, tips rounded to apiculate; fertile blades narrowly elliptic to linear, apex acute; veins parallel and free. |
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| Notes |
Latin aemulus, rivaling, vying with, equaling. |
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| Contributor |
Sally Eichhorn |
