Diplopterygium pinnatum & Dicranopteris linearis

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Two members of the Forked fern family (Gleicheniaceae) growing together in a Hawaiian forest. Upper center & left: Uluhe lau nui* (Diplopterygium pinnatum)Endemic to the Hawaiian Islands (All main islands except Niihau & Kahoolawe)Lower center & right: Uluhe (Dicranopteris linearis)Endemic to the Hawaiian Islands (All main islands except Niihau & Kahoolawe) www.flickr.com/photos/dweickhoff/14002480298/in/photolist...Photo: Kaala Natural Area Reserve, OahuMedicinally, early Hawaiians used the juice of uluhe as a laxative for constipation.Fronds were, and still are, used in lei making._____* The name in Hawaiian is translated as "lau," leaf, and "nui" large, literally: large-leaved uluhe.