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Nephrolepis biserrata

Tūroutou Kare-taringa*

Lobeless Sword-fern

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General Information

COMMON NAMES: Lobeless Sword-fern, Giant Sword-fern, Coarse Sword-fern, Broad Sword-fern

TRADITIONAL NAMES: Tūroutou (RR MG AT MK MT)

GLOBAL DISTRIBUTION: NATIVE Africa - Indonesia/Australia - French Polynesia

COOK ISLANDS STATUS: Native; Land, lowlands - mountains (++++)

SIGNIFICANCE LIST: Medicine, Ornamental fern

KEY FEATURES: Tufted, erect fern to 200cm. FROND-STALK dark and glossy with brown scales. LEAFLETS ladder-like (=pinnate), glossy above w/wo minute white glands near margin; lance-like, to 180x30mm, base round, tip tapering and sharp; sterile edge minutely toothed; fertile edge with rounded teeth. SORI round, 2mmØ and 2mm from margin, indusium round.

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Cook Islands Distribution

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Southern Group: Present    Makatea: Present
RR 
MG
AT
MK
MT
AK
PL
TK
MN
++++
++++
++++
P
P
-
-
PW

Northern Group: Present
TN 
MH
RK
PK
NS
SW
-
-
-
-
-
-

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Scientific Taxonomy

Nephrolepis biserrata (Sw.)
TAXONOMY: PLANTAE; PTERIDOPHYTA (=Pterophyta); Aspidiales; OLEANDRACEAE

Vouchers & References

Vouchers:
None Recorded.

References:
p.15 Neal - In Gardens of Hawaii
p.363b Whistler - Ethnobotany of the Cook Islands
p.24 McCormack/Kunzle - Rarotonga's Mountain Tracks and Plants

Data Update History (information):
zTX, zB02, zM02, zupM04b, zD04b

Web Resources

Citation Information

McCormack, Gerald (2007) Cook Islands Biodiversity Database, Version 2007.2. Cook Islands Natural Heritage Trust, Rarotonga. Online at http://cookislands.bishopmuseum.org. Copy citation to system clipboard
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