Doryopteris decipiens

Description:

Iwaiwa or KumuniuPteridaceaeEndemic to the Hawaiian IslandsOahu (Cultivated)This fern is growing in a "Native Hawaiian Fern Garden"Underside of frond showing the unique arrangement of sori (fern spores)www.flickr.com/photos/dweickhoff/14132353564/in/photolist...Closeup of the frond soriwww.flickr.com/photos/dweickhoff/14128660081/in/photolist...EtymologyThe generic name Doryopteris is from the Greek dory, lacy, and pteris, fern, referring to the frond shape in some species.The specific epithet decipiens is from the Latin deceptum, deceptive or misleading.nativeplants.hawaii.edu/