Lepisorus thunbergianus

Lepisorus thunbergianus
Lepisorus thunbergianus in Hakalau Forest National Wildlife Refuge, Hawaii, Hawaii
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Division: Polypodiophyta
Class: Polypodiopsida
Order: Polypodiales
Suborder: Polypodiineae
Family: Polypodiaceae
Genus: Lepisorus
Species:
L. thunbergianus
Binomial name
Lepisorus thunbergianus
(Kaulf.) Ching

Lepisorus thunbergianus, the weeping fern, is an epiphyte with slender, undivided fronds. Across its native Asian and Pacific range, it has many common names, including 瓦韦 (wa wei) in Chinese, ノキシノブ (nokisinobu), "hiding under eaves" in Japanese, 일엽초 (il-yeobcho) in Korean, and ‘ēkaha ‘ākōlea, pua‘a kuhinia, or pākahakaha in Hawaiian. While it is currently accepted as a species, it is paraphyletic species complex, and "might need to be redefined."