Nephrolepis falcata 'Furcans'
Nephrolepis falcata (Cavanilles) C. Christensen 'Furcans' (as N. biserrata var. furcans Hortorum), Fishtail Fern, hi'ui'a, is a common fern in cultivation and is easily recognized by the arching fronds and pinnae with tips forked one to three times. Proctor (1961) wrote that this cultivar was first introduced into European cultivation from Australia. It was first collected in the wild by F. R. Fosberg on Moloka'i at the mouth of the Wailau Valley in 1936 (Fosberg 13453, BISH), where it was growing around old homesites and spreading up the valley. It is now established in the flora on all of the islands in scattered localities, where it is usually locally common.
