Cibotium chamissoi

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Hpuu or Hpuu meuCibotiaceaeEndemic to the Hawaiian IslandsAiea Ridge Trail, OahuUnderside of frond showing the sori (fern spore).EtymologyThe generic name Cibotium is from the Greek kibotion, diminutive of kibotos, a box or casket, in reference to the indusium, a part of the fern blade that covers the sorus (spores).The specific name, chamissoi, named for Ludolf Karl Adelbert von Chamisso (1781-1838), French-born German explorer, naturalist, author, poet, and plant collector.www.nativeplants.hawaii.edu/plant/view/Cibotium_chamissoi