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Cibotium nealiae

O.Deg. (1951)

This name is accepted

Kingdom: Viridiplantae Phylum: Pteridophyta Class/Clade: Polypodiopsida Order: Cyatheales Family: Cibotiaceae Genus: Cibotium

hapu, hāpu‘u

Description

Key Characters: Cibotium nealiae may be recognized in the field by its usually short, thick caudices; naked stipes except at the very base where they are covered with wooly, usually golden hairs; moderately light bluish gray segment undersurfaces clothed with many minute tan, raised dots and long and short, tan cobwebby (arachnoid) hairs; wide ultimate segments with wide and shallow sinuses; and often prominent veins on the upper surfaces of the ultimate segments. The stipes of shaded plants are often dark purple, accentuating the linear white lines on their sides.

Growth Form: Terrestrial tree ferns

Stems: Caudices: Short, stubby, 0.5–1 m tall, around 18+ cm diameter

Roots:

Leaves: Fronds (stipe and blade) to 6 m long. Ultimate segments: 5–9.5 mm wide, apexes obtuse Veins usually quite prominent.

Sori:

Gametophyte:

Ploidy:

Habitat: Locally abundant in mesic to wet forests.

Elevation Range: 135-1300 m

Historical Distribution

Uses and Culture

USES

Natural History

Statewide Status

Endemic

Island Status

Kaua'i Endemic

Dispersal Agents


Bibliography

Name Published In: Fl. Hawaiiensis, Fam. 12: s.p. (1951)

Other References

Palmer 2003:96 (K)

Palmer, D. D. (2003). Hawai'i's ferns and fern allies (No. 2002-2010). University of Hawaii Press.

Occurrences

SNo. Scientific Name Locality Habitat Basis of Record Recorded By Record Number Island Source Date
1 Cibotium nealiae Locality redacted. Contact Bishop Museum Botany Department for details Moist woods. Preserved_Specimen St.John, H. 23018 Kauai BISH 1947-12-24
2 Cibotium nealiae Locality redacted. Contact Bishop Museum Botany Department for details Preserved_Specimen Heller, A.A. 2590 Kauai BISH 1918-07-18
3 Cibotium nealiae Locality redacted. Contact Bishop Museum Botany Department for details Preserved_Specimen Palmer, D.D. 923 Kauai BISH 1992-08-26
4 Cibotium nealiae Locality redacted. Contact Bishop Museum Botany Department for details Preserved_Specimen Palmer, D.D. Kauai BISH 1990-01-01
5 Cibotium nealiae Locality redacted. Contact Bishop Museum Botany Department for details Preserved_Specimen Palmer, D.D. 911 Kauai BISH 1992-06-23
6 Cibotium nealiae Locality redacted. Contact Bishop Museum Botany Department for details Preserved_Specimen Forbes, C.N. 34 Kauai BISH 1909-07-10
7 Cibotium nealiae Locality redacted. Contact Bishop Museum Botany Department for details Preserved_Specimen Smith, F.G. Kauai BISH 1929-04-30
8 Cibotium nealiae Locality redacted. Contact Bishop Museum Botany Department for details Preserved_Specimen Palmer, D.D. 911 Kauai BISH 1992-06-23
9 Cibotium nealiae Locality redacted. Contact Bishop Museum Botany Department for details Preserved_Specimen Forbes, C.N. 34 Kauai BISH 1909-07-10
10 Cibotium nealiae Locality redacted. Contact Bishop Museum Botany Department for details Preserved_Specimen Palmer, D.D. 923 Kauai BISH 1992-08-26
11 Cibotium nealiae Locality redacted. Contact Bishop Museum Botany Department for details Preserved_Specimen Palmer, D.D. Kauai BISH 1990-01-01
12 Cibotium nealiae Locality redacted. Contact Bishop Museum Botany Department for details Preserved_Specimen Rock, J.F.C. Kauai BISH 1908-08-23
13 Cibotium nealiae Locality redacted. Contact Bishop Museum Botany Department for details Preserved_Specimen Palmer, D.D. Kauai BISH 1990-01-01
14 Cibotium nealiae Locality redacted. Contact Bishop Museum Botany Department for details Preserved_Specimen Forbes, C.N. 34 Kauai BISH 1909-07-10
15 Cibotium nealiae Locality redacted. Contact Bishop Museum Botany Department for details Preserved_Specimen Palmer, D.D. Kauai BISH 1990-01-01
16 Cibotium nealiae Locality redacted. Contact Bishop Museum Botany Department for details Preserved_Specimen Palmer, D.D. 923 Kauai BISH 1992-08-26
17 Cibotium nealiae Locality redacted. Contact Bishop Museum Botany Department for details Preserved_Specimen Palmer, D.D. 911 Kauai BISH 1992-06-23
18 Cibotium nealiae Locality redacted. Contact Bishop Museum Botany Department for details Preserved_Specimen (Not on sheet) Kauai BISH
19 Cibotium nealiae Locality redacted. Contact Bishop Museum Botany Department for details Preserved_Specimen (Not on sheet) Kauai BISH
20 Cibotium nealiae Locality redacted. Contact Bishop Museum Botany Department for details Preserved_Specimen Rock, J.F.C. Kauai BISH
21 Cibotium nealiae Locality redacted. Contact Bishop Museum Botany Department for details Preserved_Specimen Rock, J.F.C. Kauai BISH
22 Cibotium nealiae Locality redacted. Contact Bishop Museum Botany Department for details Preserved_Specimen U.S. Exploring Expedition Kauai BISH
23 Cibotium nealiae Locality redacted. Contact Bishop Museum Botany Department for details Moist woods. Preserved_Specimen St.John, H. 23018 Kauai BISH 1947-12-24
24 Cibotium nealiae Locality redacted. Contact Bishop Museum Botany Department for details Along rivulet Preserved_Specimen Degener, O. 20475 Kauai BISH 1950-02-04
25 Cibotium nealiae Locality redacted. Contact Bishop Museum Botany Department for details Moist woods. Preserved_Specimen St.John, H. 23018 Kauai BISH 1947-12-24
26 Cibotium nealiae Locality redacted. Contact Bishop Museum Botany Department for details Growing in Uluhe. Preserved_Specimen Palmer, D.D. 899 Kauai BISH 1992-06-21
27 Cibotium nealiae Locality redacted. Contact Bishop Museum Botany Department for details Moist woods. Preserved_Specimen St.John, H. 23018 Kauai BISH 1947-12-24
28 Cibotium nealiae Locality redacted. Contact Bishop Museum Botany Department for details side of stream bed Preserved_Specimen Palmer, D.D. 2579 Kauai BISH 1996-10-04
29 Cibotium nealiae Locality redacted. Contact Bishop Museum Botany Department for details Stunted; boggy forest dominated by Metrosideros and Dicranopteris with Pritchardia viscosa; P. hardyi and P. waialealeana. Trunk of 4 ft. Stipe with pale brown indumen that is easily rubbed off. Tip of frond with zigzag growth habit. Bottom pinna Preserved_Specimen Flynn, T.W. 2640 Kauai BISH 1987-12-04
30 Cibotium nealiae Locality redacted. Contact Bishop Museum Botany Department for details On slope in Hibiscus tiliaceus thicket Preserved_Specimen Wilson, K.A. 225 Kauai BISH 1952-12-31
31 Cibotium nealiae Locality redacted. Contact Bishop Museum Botany Department for details In an alien forest of mostly Guava. Preserved_Specimen Palmer, D.D. 912 Kauai BISH 1992-06-23
32 Cibotium nealiae Locality redacted. Contact Bishop Museum Botany Department for details Moist woods. Preserved_Specimen St.John, H. 23018 Kauai BISH 1947-12-24
33 Cibotium nealiae Locality redacted. Contact Bishop Museum Botany Department for details Stunted; boggy forest dominated by Metrosideros and Dicranopteris with Pritchardia viscosa; P. hardyi and P. waialealeana. Trunk of 4 ft. Stipe with pale brown indumen that is easily rubbed off. Tip of frond with zigzag growth habit. Bottom pinna Preserved_Specimen Flynn, T.W. 2640 Kauai BISH 1987-12-04
34 Cibotium nealiae Locality redacted. Contact Bishop Museum Botany Department for details Stunted, boggy forest Preserved_Specimen Flynn, T.W. 2640 Kauai BISH 1987-12-04
35 Cibotium nealiae Locality redacted. Contact Bishop Museum Botany Department for details Stunted; boggy forest dominated by Metrosideros and Dicranopteris with Pritchardia viscosa; P. hardyi and P. waialealeana. Trunk of 4 ft. Stipe with pale brown indumen that is easily rubbed off. Tip of frond with zigzag growth habit. Bottom pinna Preserved_Specimen Flynn, T.W. 2640 Kauai BISH 1987-12-04
36 Cibotium nealiae Locality redacted. Contact Bishop Museum Botany Department for details TerrestrialAcacia koa-Metrosideros polymorpha-Dicranopteris linearis montane mesic with Bobea brevipes, Ilex anomala, Wikstroemia furcata, Claoxylon sandwicensis, Polyscias waimeae, Melicope anisata, M. barbigera, Kadua affinis, Psychotria greenwelliae, Planchonella sandwicensis,Do truncated label Preserved_Specimen Wood, K.R. 15173 Kauai BISH 2012-08-09
37 Cibotium nealiae Locality redacted. Contact Bishop Museum Botany Department for details Growing in Uluhe. Preserved_Specimen Palmer, D.D. 899 Kauai BISH 1992-06-21
38 Cibotium nealiae Locality redacted. Contact Bishop Museum Botany Department for details Moist woods. Preserved_Specimen St.John, H. 23018 Kauai BISH 1947-12-24
39 Cibotium nealiae Locality redacted. Contact Bishop Museum Botany Department for details Stunted; boggy forest dominated by Metrosideros and Dicranopteris with Pritchardia viscosa; P. hardyi and P. waialealeana. Trunk of 4 ft. Stipe with pale brown indumen that is easily rubbed off. Tip of frond with zigzag growth habit. Bottom pinna Preserved_Specimen Flynn, T.W. 2640 Kauai BISH 1987-12-04
40 Cibotium nealiae Locality redacted. Contact Bishop Museum Botany Department for details TerrestrialAcacia koa-Metrosideros polymorpha-Dicranopteris linearis montane mesic with Bobea brevipes, Ilex anomala, Wikstroemia furcata, Claoxylon sandwicensis, Polyscias waimeae, Melicope anisata, M. barbigera, Kadua affinis, Psychotria greenwelliae, Planchonella sandwicensis,Do truncated label Preserved_Specimen Wood, K.R. 15173 Kauai BISH 2012-08-09
41 Cibotium nealiae Locality redacted. Contact Bishop Museum Botany Department for details In an alien forest of mostly Guava. Preserved_Specimen Palmer, D.D. 912 Kauai BISH 1992-06-23
42 Cibotium nealiae Locality redacted. Contact Bishop Museum Botany Department for details Growing in Uluhe. Preserved_Specimen Palmer, D.D. 899 Kauai BISH 1992-06-21
43 Cibotium nealiae Locality redacted. Contact Bishop Museum Botany Department for details Stunted; boggy forest dominated by Metrosideros and Dicranopteris with Pritchardia viscosa; P. hardyi and P. waialealeana. Trunk of 4 ft. Stipe with pale brown indumen that is easily rubbed off. Tip of frond with zigzag growth habit. Bottom pinna Preserved_Specimen Flynn, T.W. 2640 Kauai BISH 1987-12-04
44 Cibotium nealiae Locality redacted. Contact Bishop Museum Botany Department for details Growing in Uluhe. Preserved_Specimen Palmer, D.D. 898 Kauai BISH 1992-06-21
45 Cibotium nealiae Locality redacted. Contact Bishop Museum Botany Department for details Moist woods. Preserved_Specimen St.John, H. 23018 Kauai BISH 1947-12-24
46 Cibotium nealiae Locality redacted. Contact Bishop Museum Botany Department for details Stunted, boggy forest Preserved_Specimen Flynn, T.W. 2640 Kauai BISH 1987-12-04
47 Cibotium nealiae Locality redacted. Contact Bishop Museum Botany Department for details Stunted; boggy forest dominated by Metrosideros and Dicranopteris with Pritchardia viscosa; P. hardyi and P. waialealeana. Trunk of 4 ft. Stipe with pale brown indumen that is easily rubbed off. Tip of frond with zigzag growth habit. Bottom pinna Preserved_Specimen Flynn, T.W. 2640 Kauai BISH 1987-12-04
48 Cibotium nealiae Locality redacted. Contact Bishop Museum Botany Department for details Stunted; boggy forest dominated by Metrosideros and Dicranopteris with Pritchardia viscosa; P. hardyi and P. waialealeana. Trunk of 4 ft. Stipe with pale brown indumen that is easily rubbed off. Tip of frond with zigzag growth habit. Bottom pinna Preserved_Specimen Flynn, T.W. 2640 Kauai BISH 1987-12-04
49 Cibotium nealiae Locality redacted. Contact Bishop Museum Botany Department for details Growing in Uluhe. Preserved_Specimen Palmer, D.D. 898 Kauai BISH 1992-06-21
50 Cibotium nealiae Locality redacted. Contact Bishop Museum Botany Department for details side of stream bed Preserved_Specimen Palmer, D.D. 2579 Kauai BISH 1996-10-04
51 Cibotium nealiae Locality redacted. Contact Bishop Museum Botany Department for details Stunted; boggy forest dominated by Metrosideros and Dicranopteris with Pritchardia viscosa; P. hardyi and P. waialealeana. Trunk of 4 ft. Stipe with pale brown indumen that is easily rubbed off. Tip of frond with zigzag growth habit. Bottom pinna Preserved_Specimen Flynn, T.W. 2640 Kauai BISH 1987-12-04
52 Cibotium nealiae Locality redacted. Contact Bishop Museum Botany Department for details Growing in Uluhe. Preserved_Specimen Palmer, D.D. 899 Kauai BISH 1992-06-21
53 Cibotium nealiae Locality redacted. Contact Bishop Museum Botany Department for details In an alien forest of mostly Guava. Preserved_Specimen Palmer, D.D. 912 Kauai BISH 1992-06-23
54 Cibotium nealiae Locality redacted. Contact Bishop Museum Botany Department for details Moist woods. Preserved_Specimen St.John, H. 23018 Kauai BISH 1947-12-24
55 Cibotium nealiae Locality redacted. Contact Bishop Museum Botany Department for details side of stream bed Preserved_Specimen Palmer, D.D. 2579 Kauai BISH 1996-10-04
56 Cibotium nealiae Locality redacted. Contact Bishop Museum Botany Department for details Growing in Uluhe. Preserved_Specimen Palmer, D.D. 899 Kauai BISH 1992-06-21
57 Cibotium nealiae Locality redacted. Contact Bishop Museum Botany Department for details Growing in Uluhe. Preserved_Specimen Palmer, D.D. 898 Kauai BISH 1992-06-21
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