| Pteridophyte | Literature for Oreogrammitis hookeri
Palmer, 2003. |
| Polypodiaceae | Bibliography |
| Oreogrammitis hookeri | |
Common name(s): mauk`e lau li`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 | Mesic to wet forests | |
| Elevation | 800-1750 m |
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| Habit |
Epiphytic, small; rhizomes erect, 3-5 mm diameter, with pale, slightly reddish tan, imbricate scales at very bases. |
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| Leaves |
Fronds 5-20 x 0.5-1.4 cm, clustered at rhizome apexes, spreading; stipe 1-6 cm long, mostly 1/15-1/3 frond length, dark brown, blending into blade, scaly at very base, very hairy with black (often appearing red and translucent on living plants), needlelike hairs; blade broadly linear, wider in middle, tapering at tip and base, narrowing gradually to stipe, subcoriaceous, margin entire, very hairy, hairs abundant, stiff, black, needle-shaped, mostly 1-3 mm long. |
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| Sori |
Sori near costae, round, regular single rows on both sides of midrib, often both rows expanding to touch each other over midrib, paraphyses plentiful and consisting of sharp-tipped hairs as on blade. |
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| Notes |
Name honors William Jackson Hooker (1785-1865), director of the Royal Botanic Gardens at Kew, author of Species Filicum and Synopsis Filicum, and co-author of Icones Filicum, all influential works on fern taxonomy. |
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| Contributor |
Nancy Khan |