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Known as the Tropical Forked Fern, and widespread in the Neotropics. Photo from El Dorado Lodge area, northeastern Colombia
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Paluma, Queensland, Australia
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K-tree Road, Misty Mountains area, north Queensland
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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.
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New Caledonia
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Paluma, Queensland, Australia
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Tasmania, Australia
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West Strahan, Tasmania, Australia
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Farino, Sud, Nouvelle-Caldonie
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K-tree Road, Misty Mountains area, north Queensland
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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.
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Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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West Strahan, Tasmania, Australia
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Volcano, Hawaii, United States
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Main Creek, New South Wales, Australia
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Tasmania, Australia
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Victoria, Australia
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Paluma, Queensland, Australia
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Paluma, Queensland, Australia