Doryopteris angelica
Doryopteris angelica is a rare fern species, known by the common name Kauai digit fern. It is endemic to Hawaii where only small populations are known.[1]
| Doryopteris angelica | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Class: | Polypodiopsida |
| Order: | Polypodiales |
| Family: | Pteridaceae |
| Genus: | Doryopteris |
| Species: | D. angelica |
| Binomial name | |
| Doryopteris angelica K.Wood & W.H.Wagner | |
The ferns grow on slopes in Hawaiian tropical rainforests habitat, and have been found only on the island of Kauaʻi.[2] It was federally listed as an endangered species in 2010.[3]
Taxonomy
Doryopteris angelica is closely related to Doryopteris decora, and was first described as a separate species in 1999.[4] It is now placed in the Cheilanthoideae subfamily of the Pteridaceae.[5]
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References
- Doryopteris angelica. The Nature Conservancy.
- Daniel D. Palmer. 2003. Hawaii's Ferns and Fern Allies. University of Hawaii Press: Honolulu, HI, USA. ISBN 978-0-8248-2522-5
- USFWS. Determination of endangered status for 48 species on Kauai and designation of critical habitat. Federal Register April 13, 2010.
- Kenneth R. Wood and Warren H. Wagner. 1999. Contributions from the University of Michigan Herbarium. Ann Arbor, MI, USA.
- Christenhusz, Maarten J. M.; Zhang, Xian-Chun; Schneider, Harald (18 February 2011). "A linear sequence of extant families and genera of lycophytes and ferns" (PDF). Phytotaxa. 19: 7–54. ISSN 1179-3163.
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