Iwaiwa lau nui (Large-leaved iwaiwa)TectariaceaeEndemic to the Hawaiian Islands (all the main islands except Niihau and Kahoolawe)Oahu (Cultivated)Underside of leaf (frond) displaying ripe soriEtymologyThe generic name Tectaria is from the Latin tectum, roof, and aria, a suffix indicating connetion or possesion; indicating the roof-like indusium in some species.The specific epithet gaudichaudii is named after the French botanist Charles Gaudichaud-Beaupr (1789-1854) who made several contributions to the knowledge of Hawaiian flora during his voyages to the islands.nativeplants.hawaii.edu/
Summary[edit] Description: Tectaria zeylanica specimen in the Botanischer Garten, Berlin-Dahlem (Berlin Botanical Garden), Berlin, Germany. Date: 18 May 2010. Source: Own work. Author: Daderot. Permission(Reusing this file): Public domain.
Summary[edit] Description: English: Tectaria cicutaria in Jardín de Aclimatación de la Orotava. Date: 3 February 2016, 19:01:09. Source: Own work. Author: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz.
Summary[edit] Description: English: Frond of a Snail fern in Iphithi Nature Reserve, KwaZulu-Natal. Date: 4 June 2014, 15:53. Source: Own work. Author: JMK.
Summary[edit] Description: English: Creeping Fern Tapin Tops National Park, Australia. Could be Arthropteris beckleri. Date: 11 September 2012, 13:01:57. Source: Own work. Author: Poyt448 Peter Woodard.
Summary[edit] Description: English: Photographed at the Royal Botanic Gardens Sydney (Australia) in December. Date: 28 December 2010, 21:09:10. Source: http://Gardenology.org. Author: Raffi Kojian. Permission (Reusing this file): See attribution information.
Summary[edit] Description: English: Tectaria cicutaria in Jardín de Aclimatación de la Orotava. Date: 3 February 2016, 19:01:15. Source: Own work. Author: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz.