Doryopteris decipiens

Description:

Iwaiwa or kumuniuPteridaceaeEndemic to the Hawaiian IslandsNnkuli Valley, OahuNote the spent calyxes of a critically endangered n (Gardenia brighamii) in the center-left foreground and top left of the photo.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/