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Nephrolepis exaltata
southern sword fern
As recorded: Nephrolepis exaltata subsp. hawaiiensis W.H.Wagner
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Polypodiopsida › Polypodiales › Nephrolepidaceae
- Collected by
- Grant, M.L.
- Collector number
- 7168
- Date
- August 6, 1934
- Locality
- Kipapa Gulch, Waipio
- Island
- Oʻahu
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Elevation
- 488 m
- Identified by
- Puttock, C.F.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On August 6, 1934, Grant, M.L. also collected 12 other specimens.
Antidesma pulvinatum
Botany
Cyrtandra cordifolia
Botany
Cyrtandra paludosa
Botany
Fimbristylis dichotoma
Botany
Machaerina angustifolia
Botany
Nephrolepis exaltata
Botany
Paspalum conjugatum
Botany
Paspalum scrobiculatum
Botany
Pipturus albidus
Botany
Pittosporum glabrum
Botany
Scaevola gaudichaudiana
Botany
Vandenboschia davallioides
Botany
Nephrolepis exaltata observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1934. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 68 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-08-29.
2026-08-29
Crater Rim Trail, Pahoa, HI, US
(c) hi_ocean, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-07-20
Hawaii County, US-HI, US
(c) veozu, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-06-14
Makawao Forest Reserve, Makawao, HI, US
(c) washburnfamily, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-06-13
Kīlauea, Pahoa, HI, US
(c) abelle26, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-06-01
Devastation Trail, Pahoa, HI, US
(c) Carlos/Giancarla Ross (AnimeBirder), some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-05-28
Hawaii, US
(c) Susan Fawcett, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Nephrolepis exaltata. BISH 100496. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956552352. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/100496.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956552352 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026