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/
Brittle maidehair fern or IwaiwaPteridaceae (Maidenhair Fern family)Native to Florida (USA), parts of Caribbean, Central and northern South AmericaNot native; naturalized in the Hawaiian Islands (Makiki, Pearl City, Oahu; Hna, East Maui)Photo: OahuFrondwww.flickr.com/photos/dweickhoff/6904046789/in/photolist-...