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/
Iwaiwa or KumuniuPteridaceae (Maidenhair Fern family)Endemic to the Hawaiian Islands (All main islands and some offshore islands)Oahu (Cultivated)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.Botany Photo of the Daybotanyphoto.botanicalgarden.ubc.ca/2014/05/doryopteris-de...nativeplants.hawaii.edu/