| Pteridophyte | Literature for Elaphoglossum paleaceum
Palmer, 2003. |
| Dryopteridaceae | Bibliography |
| Elaphoglossum paleaceum | |
Common name(s): `ekaha, Hart's tongue fern, hoe a Maui, maku`e |
| General Information | ||
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| Distribution | Hawaii. Elaphoglossum paleaceum is also found in Central and South America, the Azores, and Madeira. It is quite variable in its American distribution.In the Hawaiian Islands, indigenous to Kaua`i, O`ahu, Moloka`i, Lana`i, Maui, Hawai`i. |
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| Habitat | Mesic open woods to wet forests | |
| Elevation | 875-2075 m |
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| Habit |
Terrestrial, epiphytic or epiphytic, medium-sized; rhizomes short-creeping to ascending, 2-3 mm diameter without scales (to 8 mm with scales), entirely covered with light to dark brown or black scales, phyllopodia densely covering rhizomes. |
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| Leaves |
Stipes 1/5-1/3 blade length, scales linear-lanceolate, orange brown, similar to rhizome scales but membranous, less pigmented; sterile blades with a nodding growth habit, oblanceolate to linear, 10-55 cm long, both surfaces covered with ciliate, lanceolate scales; fertile blades densely covered with scales on adaxial surfaces, sometimes scales scattered over sporangia; veins parallel, free, usually obscured by scales. |
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| Notes |
Latin paleaceus, chaffy, in reference to the scaly nature of this species. |
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| Contributor |
Sally Eichhorn |