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Platycerium hillii

T.Moore (1878)

This name is accepted

Kingdom: Viridiplantae Phylum: Pteridophyta Class/Clade: Polypodiopsida Order: Polypodiales Family: Polypodiaceae Genus: Platycerium

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Description

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Uses and Culture

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Natural History

Statewide Status

Only found in cultivation

Island Status

Kaua'i Only found in cultivation
O'ahu Only found in cultivation

Dispersal Agents


Bibliography

Name Published In: Gard. Chron., n.s., 10. 51 f. 6 (1878)

Occurrences

SNo. Scientific Name Locality Habitat Basis of Record Recorded By Record Number Island Source Date
1 Platycerium hillii Manoa Valley, Lyon Arboretum, Haukulu Populations found throughout this drainage. Full sun mesic forest growing as epiphyte. Associates; Artocarpus sp., Cinnamomum burmanii, Ardisia crenata, Macaranga mappa, Angiopteris evecta, Hiptage benghalensis, Albizia sp., Musa sp. Preserved_Specimen Arthur, K. 159 Oahu BISH 2025-08-28
2 Platycerium hillii Koloa District, Lawai Valley. Cultivated the National Tropical Botanical Garden and the Allerton Estate at Lawai Kai On Samanea. Preserved_Specimen Flynn, T.W. 5294 Kauai BISH 1993-03-17
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