
Dryopteris wallichiana
Wallich's wood fern
As recorded: Dryopteris wallichiana (Spreng.) Hyl.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Polypodiopsida › Polypodiales › Dryopteridaceae
- Collected by
- Krajina, V.J. Lamoureux, C.H.V.J. Krajina →C.H. Lamoureux →
- Collector number
- Collector Number: 620612054
- Date
- June 12, 1962
- Locality
- Kahanui 21.1N 157.0W
- Island
- Molokaʻi
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Identified by
- D.D.Palmer
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On June 12, 1962, Krajina, V.J. Lamoureux, C.H. also collected 5 other specimens.
Dryopteris wallichiana observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1962. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 405 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-06.

2026-10-06
Hawaii County, US-HI, US
(c) reymond_miyajima, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-05
Maui County, HI, USA
(c) Jonathan Newman, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-09-23
Hawaii County, US-HI, US
(c) Kyle Klotz, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-09-23
Hawaii County, US-HI, US
(c) Kyle Klotz, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-09-22
Kailua Kona, HI, US
(c) Kellen Apuna, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-09-19
Hawaii County, HI, USA
(c) David Martin, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Dryopteris wallichiana. BISH 1003505. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 36587831. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/1003505.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 36587831 ↗
- Data license: CC0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
