Lepisorus thunbergianus
Weeping Fern
As recorded: Lepisorus thunbergianus (Kaulf.) Ching
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Polypodiopsida › Polypodiales › Polypodiaceae
- Collected by
- Krajina, V.J.
- Collector number
- Collector Number: 611227016
- Date
- December 27, 1961
- Locality
- S of Hilo 19.7N 155.1W
- Island
- Hawaiʻi Island
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Identified by
- Wagner Jr., W.H.; Wagner, F.S.F.S. Wagner →Warren L. Wagner Jr. →
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On December 27, 1961, Krajina, V.J. also collected 11 other specimens.
Lepisorus thunbergianus observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1961. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 517 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-17.
2026-10-17
Waianae, HI 96792, USA
(c) jeremypmccann, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-16
Luluku Rd, Kaneohe, HI, US
(c) FML, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-10
Hawaii, US
(c) Brendan Stogner, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-09-30
Kaloaloa, Hawaii 96720, USA
(c) Jonathan Newman, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-09-30
Hawaii County, HI, USA
(c) avocat, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2026-09-30
Hawaii County, HI, USA
(c) avocat, some rights reserved (CC BY)
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Cite this specimen
Lepisorus thunbergianus. BISH 1003348. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 37366772. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/1003348.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 37366772 ↗
- Data license: CC0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026