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Polypodium pellucidum

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Species of plant

Polypodium pellucidum
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Division: Polypodiophyta
Class: Polypodiopsida
Order: Polypodiales
Suborder: Polypodiineae
Family: Polypodiaceae
Genus: Polypodium
Species: P. pellucidum
Binomial name
Polypodium pellucidum
Kaulf.

Polypodium pellucidum (ʻAe) is a species of fern which grows on lava flows in Hawaii.

Description

It is one of the first plants to colonize a new lava flow and is often found growing in small cracks.

Range

It is found only in the Hawaiian islands.

Taxonomy

Polypodium pellucidum contains the following varieties:

  • Polypodium pellucidum var. acuminatum
  • Polypodium pellucidum var. pellucidum

References

  1. ^ "Ferns". Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park. Retrieved 2022-06-14.
  2. ^ "Polypodium pellucidum Kaulf". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 2022-06-14.
Taxon identifiers
Polypodium pellucidum


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