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.[1]

Description

It is one of the first plants to colonize a new lava flow and is often found growing in small cracks.[1]

Range

It is found only in the Hawaiian islands.[2]

Taxonomy

Polypodium pellucidum contains the following varieties:

  • Polypodium pellucidum var. acuminatum[2]
  • Polypodium pellucidum var. pellucidum[2]

References

  1. 1 2 "Ferns". Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park. Retrieved 2022-06-14.
  2. 1 2 3 "Polypodium pellucidum Kaulf". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 2022-06-14.


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