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Christella × intermedia

(W.C.Shieh & J.L.Tsai) D.D.Palmer (2002)

This name is accepted

Kingdom: Viridiplantae Phylum: Pteridophyta Class/Clade: Polypodiopsida Order: Polypodiales Family: Thelypteridaceae Genus: Christella

hybrid christella

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Description

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Uses and Culture

USES

Natural History

Statewide Status

Naturalized

Island Status

Kaua'i Naturalized
O'ahu Check
Maui Naturalized

Dispersal Agents


Specimens

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Bibliography

Name Published In: Amer. Fern J. 92: 99 (2002)

Other References

Palmer 2003:91 (K, O, M, parentage: C. dentata × C. parasitica); Snow et al. 2011:15 (Syn. Christella × intermedius = Cyclosorus × intermedia); Pteridophyte Phylogeny Group 2016:585 (Syn. Cyclosorus × intermedia = Christella × intermedia); Note: assumed unstabilized hybrid

Occurrences

SNo. Scientific Name Locality Habitat Basis of Record Recorded By Record Number Island Source Date
1 Christella × intermedia Hanalei District. Na Pali Kona State Park; Hanakapiai Valley, around base of Hanakapiai Falls Herbaceous vegetation dominated by ferns on wet, seeping rock faces and talus, with Thelypteris cyatheoides, Selaginella arbuscula, invasive aliens including Adiantum raddianum, Blechnum appendiculatum, Thelypteris dentata, Ageratina and Erigeron. Preserved_Specimen Lorence, D.H. 9627 Kauai BISH 2007-05-10
2 Christella × intermedia Manoa Valley W of Honolulu Along a stream to a waterfall. Preserved_Specimen Kato, M. 13 Oahu BISH 1997-10-16
3 Christella × intermedia 1.1 mi N of Hanahanapuni cone, along dirt road with Stachytarpheta, grasses, Albizia, Eucalyptus Preserved_Specimen Ishikawa, S. 291 Kauai BISH 1973-08-21
4 Christella × intermedia East Maui, Kipahulu above pasture near Neneleau Preserved_Specimen Welton, P. 1696 Maui BISH 1993-02-10
5 Christella × intermedia Lower Limahuli Valley. Gulch on western side, towards the back of valley Degraded native forest. Canopy dominated by Aleurites moluccana. Metrosideros polymorpha, Pouteria sandwicensis, and a small patch of Petralyxia kauaiensis also present Preserved_Specimen Trauernicht, C. 478 Kauai BISH 2008-04-30
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