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.
Two members of the Forked fern family (Gleicheniaceae) growing together in a Hawaiian forest. Upper center & left: Uluhe lau nui* (Diplopterygium pinnatum)Endemic to the Hawaiian Islands (All main islands except Niihau & Kahoolawe)Lower center & right: Uluhe (Dicranopteris linearis)Endemic to the Hawaiian Islands (All main islands except Niihau & Kahoolawe) www.flickr.com/photos/dweickhoff/14002480298/in/photolist...Photo: Kaala Natural Area Reserve, OahuMedicinally, 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.
This species is endemic to the Hawaiian Islands and is the single Hawaiian species of an Asian genus. Elevation of this photo is around 4000 ft. (1220m).
This species is endemic to the Hawaiian Islands and is the single Hawaiian species of an Asian genus. Elevation of this photo is around 4000 ft. (1220m).