| Pteridophyte | Literature for Stenogrammitis saffordii
Palmer, 2003. |
| Polypodiaceae | Bibliography |
| Stenogrammitis saffordii | |
Common name(s): kihe |
| 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 | Cloudy rain forests and bogs | |
| Elevation | 900-1800 m |
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| Habit |
Rhizomes small, decumbent to erect, short to 3 mm diameter. |
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| Leaves |
Stipes inconspicuous, clustered on rhizomes, with wings blending into blades, scales at base stiff, lanceolate, dark; blades linear, lobed, 2.5-12.5 cm x 2-4 mm, medium green, chartaceous, lobes oblique, pointing distally, midribs dark, hairs sharp-tipped, short, translucent to tan, scattered on abaxial costae and veins and on margins, glands absent. |
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| Sori |
Sori oblong to short-linear, medial, confined to distal 1/4-2/3 of fronds, mature sori often appearing to coalesce into a long coenosorus, filling abaxial surface. |
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| Notes |
Name honors William Edwin Safford (1859-1926), American botanist and conchologist. |
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| Contributor |
Sally Eichhorn |