Sadleria cyatheoides
| Sadleria cyatheoides | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Division: | Pteridophyta |
| Class: | Polypodiopsida |
| Order: | Polypodiales |
| (unranked): | Eupolypods II |
| Family: | Blechnaceae |
| Genus: | Sadleria |
| Species: | S. cyatheoides |
| Binomial name | |
| Sadleria cyatheoides Kaulf.[1] | |
Sadleria cyatheoides, commonly known as amaumau fern[2] or ʻamaʻu, is a fern species in the family Blechnaceae, in the eupolypods II clade[3] of the order Polypodiales,[4] in the class Polypodiopsida.[5] It is endemic to Hawaii and inhabits lava flows, open areas, and wet forests on all major islands up to an altitude of 1,676 m (5,499 ft). Reaching a height of 0.9–1.5 m (3.0–4.9 ft) and a trunk diameter of 7.5–10 cm (3.0–3.9 in), ʻamaʻu resembles a small tree fern. Kīlauea's Halemaʻumaʻu Crater is named for this species.[6]
Description
The young fronds are often tinged red to block harmful rays from the sun.[7]
References
- ↑ "Taxon: Sadleria cyatheoides Kaulf.". Germplasm Resources Information Network. United States Department of Agriculture. 2008-09-08. Retrieved 2011-06-14.
- ↑ "Sadleria cyatheoides". Natural Resources Conservation Service PLANTS Database. USDA. Retrieved 26 October 2015.
- ↑ Carl J. Rothfels, Anders Larsson, Li-Yaung Kuo, Petra Korall, Wen- Liang Chiou, Kathleen M. Pryer (2012). "Overcoming Deep Roots, Fast Rates, and Short Internodes to Resolve the Ancient Rapid Radiation of Eupolypod II Ferns". Systematic Biology 61 (1): 70. doi:10.1093/sysbio/sys001. PMID 22223449.
- ↑ Maarten J. M. Christenhusz, Xian-Chun Zhang & Harald Schneider (2011). "A linear sequence of extant families and genera of lycophytes and ferns" (PDF). Phytotaxa 19: 7–54.
- ↑ Alan R. Smith, Kathleen M. Pryer, Eric Schuettpelz, Petra Korall, Harald Schneider & Paul G. Wolf (2006). "A classification for extant ferns" (PDF). Taxon 55 (3): 705–731. doi:10.2307/25065646.
- ↑ Little Jr., Elbert L.; Roger G. Skolmen (1989). "ʻAmaʻu, sadleria" (PDF). Common Forest Trees of Hawaii (Native and Introduced). United States Forest Service. Retrieved 2011-06-14.
- ↑ Read on a sign in Hawaii Volcanoes National Park on 31.10.2013
External links
- Sadleria cyatheoides. NatureServe. 2012.
Media related to Sadleria cyatheoides at Wikimedia Commons
Data related to Sadleria cyatheoides at Wikispecies
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