An outstanding problem in Hawai’i is invasive species of tree ferns that can outcompete native species, with unknown but potentially large consequences on ecosystem function. My research project ...

Large-fronded tree ferns are critical components of many tropical forests. We investigated frond and whole-plant allometries for Hawaiian keystone species Cibotium glaucum, for prediction and to ...

A note by Maruzzella 9 relating to the antibiotic activity of methanolic extracts of several ferns prompted us to test Cibotium schiedei Schlect and Cham. as a possible source of tumour inhibitors.

Hawaii: starch-filled core of trunk steamed; starch pounded free of adhering fibre.

Hawaii: starchy core eaten, requiring prolonged cooking. It is reported to have been called the “food of death,” because people would starve to death waiting for it to be cooked This site is provided ...

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Cibotium barometz, the golden chicken fern or woolly fern, is a species of tree fern native to parts of China and to the western part of the Malay Peninsula. The fern's woolly rhizome was thought to ...

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- in some classification systems placed in family Cyatheaceae: ornamental tree ferns with coarse gracefully drooping fronds ...