Microsorum scolopendria, synonym Phymatosorus scolopendria,[ commonly called monarch fern, musk fern, maile-scented fern, breadfruit fern, or wart fern is a species of fern]
It was introduced in Hawaii in the late 1910s and has subsequently naturalized rapidly. It is found on all main islands.[ is thought to have originally referred to the native fern Microsorum spectrum.
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The scientific name M. scolopendria has been misapplied to Microsorum grossum (and their synonyms in Phymatosorus).
Uses
When crushed, the fern issues a scent similar to maile. Sometimes, pieces of the fern are interlaced in leis made of strung-up keys (individual drupes) of the pandanus fruit.
Folklore
Expanses of the fern famously grows in Makana on Kauaʻi, and is commemorated in song.[
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== Media ==
- Citations
- Bibliography
External links
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Gustafson, Robert, 1939- Hawaiian plant life : vegetation and flora Honolulu : University of Hawaiʻi Press, 2014.
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Valier, Kathy, 1953- Ferns of Hawai`i Honolulu : University of Hawaii Press, 1995
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http://digicoll.manoa.hawaii.edu/hawaiiflowers/Pages/viewtext.php?s=browse&tid=252 Plants for Hawaiian lei: Laua'e
