Diplopterygium pinnatum

Description:

Uluhe lau nui*Gleicheniaceae (Forked fern family)Endemic to the Hawaiian Islands (All main islands except Niihau & Kahoolawe)Foreground Photo: Kaala Natural Area Reserve, OahuBackground, top of photo: uluhe (Dicranopteris linearis)Medicinally, early Hawaiians used the juice of uluhe as a laxative for constipation._____Fronds were, and still are, used in lei making.* The name in Hawaiian is translated as "lau," leaf, and "nui" large; literally: large-leaved uluhe.