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Filicium decipiens
fern tree
As recorded: Filicium decipiens (Wight & Arn.) Thwaites
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Sapindales › Sapindaceae
- Collected by
- Hutchison, P.C.
- Collector number
- 2790
- Date
- January 15, 1967
- Locality
- Waipio Penisula, Waipio-Kai, on the grounds of the estate of George Ii Brown
- Island
- Oʻahu
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Identified by
- Staples, G.W.; Herbst, D.R.Derral R. Herbst →George W. Staples III →
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On January 15, 1967, Hutchison, P.C. also collected 6 other specimens.
Filicium decipiens observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1967. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 136 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-09-20.

2026-09-20
Honolulu County, US-HI, US
no rights reserved

2026-08-29
Waialae - Kahala, Honolulu, HI, USA
no rights reserved

2026-08-09
Kika Pl, Kailua, HI, US
(c) Anumeha Justice, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-08-05
Waimānalo
(c) harmbrust, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-08-03
Lei O Papa Rd, Princeville, HI, US
(c) mcallstr, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-07-22
Kanealole Trail, Honolulu, HI, US
(c) atcgnyc, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Filicium decipiens. BISH 10010. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956176543. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/10010.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956176543 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
