Endemic Indigenous Polynesian
Introduced Introduced *endangered
species
Kalama Whole
Plant Stems Leaves
The Palapalai fern is
located in the Kalama garden. It is in the bottom left corner
of the garden while facing towards the road.
Palapalai is known
as a terrestrial fern growing in moist, shady places, from
230m (750 ft.)to 1800m (6000 ft.) in elevation.
The Palapalai fern
is an indigenous plant. In Hawaiian, Palai means to "turns
one face away in bashfulness or humility." Palapalai is
important in hula. It is used to adorn hula altars. Hula
dancers value its weavng into adornments. Palapalai is also
one of the plants sacred to Laka, goddess of hula and of
the forest.
How
To plant a Native Hawaiian Garden In this website you will
find landscape use, propagation, care and maintenance, and
horticultural/landscape and many other facts about palapalai. In this website you will
find the common species, ancient ferns, uses, reproduction
and more information.
Alacritude llc. "Fern."
The Columbia Encyclopedia. 2002 ed. Palapalai.
Ray Tabata, web site design and production. 29 September
1998. Honolulu, Hi. 29 September 1998 http://www.state.hi.us/health/oeqc/garden/index.html Valier, Kathy. Ferns
of Hawaii. Honolulu: Univesity of Hawaii Press, 1995.
Hay Scented Ferns
Palapalai, Palai, Palai'ula
Microlepia strigosa
Reproduction:
Cultivation:
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