Amaumau ferns form beautiful patterns as they send out new fronds. Kilauea Section, Hawaii National Park.
Ekaha or Birdnest Fern. M, (42) (pages [35] and [38]). The dark areas on undersurfaces are spores.
Cyclosorus sandwicensis. M, (36) (pages [35] and [38])
The Elephant-Tongue ferns: From the left, Elaphoglossum reticulatum, small form (31), E. aemulum (28), E. gorgoneum (29), E. reticulatum, large form (28), and E. hirtum (30) (pages [34] and [38]). All are called “EKAHA.” The dark surfaces are spores.
Palapalai. D&M, (13) (pages [32] and [37])
