DESCRIPTIONS OF SPECIES 
Family POLYPODIACEAE 
Genus DRYOPTERIS 
DRYOPTERIS PTEROIDES O. Kuntze. Loxkpo. 
Local name: Lokdo (Samar). 
In some parts of the Philippines the stems of this fern are 
crushed and the cord-like vascular bundles extracted for use 
as decorative weaves in baskets. The fibers, however, are of 
inferior quality. 
This species is common and widely distributed, usually grow- 
ing in thickets on hillsides and in valleys at low and medium 
altitudes. The fronds are tufted, pinnate, and usually about 1 
meter in height. 
Genus NEPHROLEPIS 
NEPHROLEPIS HIRSUTULA Presl. ALOLOKDO. 
Local names: Alolokdd, lokdo, pako-paké (Bisaya); bayangbdng (Ba- 
tanes Islands); hagndya (Tayabas); korokalasdg (Bikol); lagunton 
(Abra); pako (Polillo). 
The fibro-vascular bundles of the stems of this plant are some- 
times extracted and used to a very limited extent in the 
manufacture of hats, mats, and baskets. 
Nephrolepis hirsutula is a coarse fern with creeping root- 
stocks. The narrow pinnate fronds are from 0.3 to 1.2 meters 
in length and 8 to 15 centimeters wide. The plant grows 
both in the ground and as an epiphyte, and is commonly cul- 
tivated for ornamental purposes. It is widely distributed at 
low and medium altitudes in the Philippines. 
Genus STENOCHLAENA 
STENOCHLAENA PALUSTRIS (Burm.) Bedd. (Plate I). DILIMAN. 
Local names: Agnaya, hagnaya (Laguna, Tayabas, Marinduque, Leyte, 
Camarines, Capiz, Iloilo, Palawan, Agusan); dilimdn (Pangasinan, Pam- 
panga, Bataan, Bulacan, Laguna, Iloilo, Occidental Negros) ; giliman (Pam- 
panga); lanas (Apayao). 
The stems of this fern are noted for their durability when 
submerged in salt water, and for this reason are in great de- 
mand for tying together the bamboo frames of which fish 
traps are made. The stems are usually from 2 to 4 meters 
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