Cibotium menziesii, the hāpuʻu ʻiʻi or Hawaiian tree fern, is a species of tree fern (Family Cybotiaceae) that is endemic to the islands of Hawaiʻi. It is named after the Scottish naturalist Archibald Menzies. It is also known as the male tree fern, and Cibotium glaucum is deemed the female tree fern due to differences in color.
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Is it poisonous?
We have no record of Hāpu‘u i‘i being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.
Easily confused with
- Cibotium glaucum
- Cibotium chamissoi
- Cyathea conjugata
- Sadleria pallida
- Sphaeropteris cooperi
- Sadleria souleyetiana
Classification
- Kingdom
- Plantae
- Phylum
- Tracheophyta
- Class
- Polypodiopsida
- Order
- Cyatheales
- Family
- Cibotiaceae
- Genus
- Cibotium
- Species
- Cibotium menziesii
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