Genus Sadleria (Noun)
Meaning
Low tree ferns with large fronds; in rain forests and on lava flows of Hawaiian Islands.
Classification
Nouns denoting plants.
Examples
- Genus sadleria consists of only one species of tree ferns native to Hawaii.
- Low-growing Genus sadleria plants can form large, shrub-like clumps on the ground.
- Tree ferns belonging to Genus sadleria can reach a maximum height of three to six meters.
- Large Genus sadleria tree ferns dominate some lava flow habitats on Hawaii Island.
- These unusual habitats, Genus sadleria also forms mats that climb and adhere to vertical rocks.