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General Information

COMMON NAMES: Lacy Sword-Ferns, Boston Fern, Lace Fern, Feather Fern COOK ISLANDS STATUS: Introduced - Recent (~1990), Not naturalised; Land SIGNIFICANCE LIST: Ornamental fern KEY FEATURES: A lacy fern with many varieites. FRONDS erect to sprawling, STALK (=stipe) 10-20cm, initially scaly; BLADE linear, vary with variety to 200x15cm. PINNAE numerous, to 7x1cm, base rounded with ear, tip sharp; often subdivided 2-3 times, to form a dense lace. Original cultivar was "Bostoniensis" or "Boston", others include "Fluffy Duffy", "Fluffy Ruffles", "Frizzy Lizzy", "Florida Ruffle", "Irish Lace", and "Verona Lace" ("Verona"). .

Cook Islands Distribution

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Southern Group: Present    Makatea: Present
RR	MG	AT	MK	MT	AK	PL	TK	MN
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Northern Group: -
TN	MH	RK	PK	NS	SW
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Nephrolepis exaltata cvs. (L.)
TAXONOMY: PLANTAE; PTERIDOPHYTA (=Pterophyta); Aspidiales; OLEANDRACEAE

SIGNIFICANCE NOTES -
POSITIVE SIGNIFICANCE: Ornamental fern. Comments: Ann Tierney imported one variety in 1990 (G.McCormack).

GENERAL NOTE: In 1894, a cultivar of Nephrolepis exaltata was discovered in a shipment from a Philadelphia grower to a Boston distributor and named Nephrolepis exaltata cv. 'Bostoniensis', hence the name Boston fern. [Foster, 1984] It has given rise to many sports, from 1 to 5 times divided.

Vouchers:
None Recorded.

References:
p.15 Neal - In Gardens of Hawaii
p.440 Tropica

Data Update History (information):
zB02, zD02

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