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Ophioderma falcatum in Hawaii
Scientific classification
Genus:	Ophioderma (plant)
Species:	falcatum
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. It also grows on some other Pacific islands.

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