Endemic Indigenous Polynesian
Introduced Introduced *endangered
species
Keawe Whole
Plant Leaves
The Laua'e fern
can be found near Keawe Gym next to the dorms.
You can find
this fern in moist rain forests and beside beaches. Laua'e
also grows on rocks, trees or on the forest floor.
Laua'e is indigenous
to Hawaii. The Hawaiians adopted it for scenting
their kapa cloth. Laua'e is sometimes broken into sections
and twined with pieces of the Hala(Pandanus) tree for
lei makings. You can find this fern in most resorts and
gardens where it grows abundantly.
At this website, you will
see information about the leaves and habitat. This website will show
the different names of the laua'e fern and also it's habitat
at this website.
Krauss, Beatrice
H. Plants in the Hawaiian Culture. Honolulu, HI:
University of Hawai'i Press, 1993. Valier, Kathy.
Ferns of Hawai'i. Honolulu, HI: University of Hawai'i
Press, 1995. Web page created by
Kamehameha Middle School Koa Team Students:Joy and
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Maile-Scented Fern
Laua'e
Phymatosorus scolopendria