Ophioderma falcatum

Puapua moa
	Ophioderma falcatum in Hawaii
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Division:	Polypodiophyta
Class:	Polypodiopsida
Order:	Ophioglossales
Family:	Ophioglossaceae
Genus:	Ophioderma
Species:	O. falcatum
Binomial name
	Ophioderma falcatum; (C.Presl) O. Deg.
Synonyms
	Ophioglossum pendulum L. ssp. falcatum (C. Presl) R.T. Clausen; Ophioglossum falcatum (C. Presl) Fowler; Ophioderma pendulum (L.) C. Presl var. falcatum C. Presl;

Ophioderma falcatum is known as puapua moa or laukahi in Hawaii. It is a fern in the family Ophioglossaceae, and many people still classify it as an Ophioglossum. Some consider it a subspecies of Ophioderma pendulum. An epiphyte, it is native to the Hawaiian islands except for Ni'ihau and Kaho'olawe.^[1] It also grows on some other Pacific islands.

References

^ Smithsonian Institution (2010), Flora of the Hawaiian Islands

[Smithsonian-1] Smithsonian Institution (2010), Flora of the Hawaiian Islands

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