Dicranopteris linearis (Burm. fil.) Underw.

Paluma, Queensland, Australia

Farino, Sud, Nouvelle-Caldonie

Paluma, Queensland, Australia

Farino, Sud, Nouvelle-Caldonie

Lenggong, Perak, Malaysia.Dicranopteris linearis (Burm. f.) Underw. Gleicheniaceae. CN: [Malay - Resam, Bengkawang], Tropical bracken. Naturalized pan-tropically. Distinctive branching habit with the main rachis divided dichotomously several times; only ultimate branches and accessory branches leafy; leafy parts lobed pinnately to branch. Fertile pinnules underside of leaf developing sori near vein of lobe; no indusium. One of the commonest ferns in open spaces forming thick thickets. Weed and erosion control.Synonym(s):Dicranopteris dichotoma (Thunb.) Bernh.Dicranopteris sandwicensis O. Deg. [Dicranopteris linearis forma emarginata]Gleichenia emarginata T. Moore [Dicranopteris linearis forma emarginata]Gleichenia linearis (Burm. f.) C. B. ClarkeMertensia emarginata Brack. [Dicranopteris linearis forma emarginata]Polypodium dichotomum Thunb.Polypodium lineare Burm. f. Ref. and suggested reading:www.ars-grin.gov/cgi-bin/npgs/html/taxon.pl?412460

Paluma, Queensland, Australia

Volcano, Hawaii, United States

Farino, Sud, Nouvelle-Caldonie

Farino, Sud, Nouvelle-Caldonie

UluheGleicheniaceae (Forked fern family)Endemic to the Hawaiian Islands (All main islands except Niihau & Kahoolawe)Uluhe are very common ferns often covering large areas in forests of Hawaii. www.flickr.com/photos/dweickhoff/14186484671/in/photolist...The fiddlehead (crosiers) and fronds are used in lei making.Fiddlehead (Crosier)www.flickr.com/photos/dweickhoff/14002480298/in/photolist...Medicinally, early Hawaiians used the juice of uluhe as a laxative for constipation.

Cutting through a thicket of the Asian Forked Fern in Central Sumatra, where it is known as Resam. In context at www.dixpix.ca/indonesia/flora/primative/index.html

Paluma, Queensland, Australia