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Accession Data:

Sadleria cyatheoides Kaulf.

  • Common Name: Amaumau Fern
  • Family: Blechnaceae (C. Presl) Copel.

  • Country of Origin: Hawaii, USA
  • Habitat: Lava flows and clearings in tropical forest

  • Uses: Red dye is obtained from the trunk.

Accession Data:

  • Accession # 202200062
  • Source: AFS spores
  • Provenance:
    AFS 1857, spore exchange from Daniel Yansura. Spore harvested Oct 2019, sown March 23 2021
  • Accession Date: 05-19-2022
  • Bench: 3101 - EVO: Bryophytes & Lycopods
    • Currently: active - healthy
    • Qty: 2 confirmed on 11-29-2024
  • Restrictions:
    • IUCN Red List: Species Vulnerable or Habitat Critically Threatened

Classification:

  • Division: Ferns
  • Class: Polypodiopsida
  • SubClass: Polypodiidae
  • Order: Polypodiales
  • SubOrder: Aspleniineae
  • Family: Blechnaceae
  • SubFamily:
  • Tribe:
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References (internal):

  • EEB Greenhouse Holdings native to: Hawaii

References (external):

    Tropical Plants Database, Ken Fern. tropical.theferns.info. 2022-05-19. tropical.theferns.info/viewtropical.php?id=Sadleria+cyatheoides

data regenerated on Tue, 14 Jan 2025 10:27:02 -0500 [bcm v4.0]

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Current Accessions in the Blechnaceae

  • Sadleria cyatheoides

Subfamily Blechnoideae

  • Blechnum gracile W/C
  • Doodia caudata
  • Doodia media

Subfamily Stenochlaenoideae

  • Stenochlaena palustris
  • Stenochlaena tenuifolia

Subfamily Woodwardioideae

  • Woodwardia japonica
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