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Lepisorus thunbergianus
Weeping Fern
As recorded: Lepisorus thunbergianus (Kaulf.) Ching
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Polypodiopsida › Polypodiales › Polypodiaceae
- Collected by
- Grant, M.L.
- Collector number
- 7642
- Date
- October 4, 1934
- Locality
- Kaala, Waianae Mts
- Island
- Oʻahu
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Elevation
- 905 m
- Identified by
- Wilson, K.A.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On October 4, 1934, Grant, M.L. also collected 24+ other specimens.
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Anoectochilus sandvicensis
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Asplenium caudatum
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Bidens torta
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Bidens torta
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Bidens torta
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Blechnum appendiculatum
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Blechnum appendiculatum
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Boehmeria grandis
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Chamaecrista nictitans
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Chamaecrista nictitans
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Cheirodendron trigynum
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Coprosma longifolia
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Coprosma ochracea
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Crotalaria incana
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Cyanthillium cinereum
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Cyanthillium cinereum
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Dioscorea bulbifera
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Dioscorea bulbifera
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Diospyros sandwicensis
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Dubautia plantaginea
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Dubautia plantaginea
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Dubautia plantaginea
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Elaphoglossum alatum
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Lepisorus thunbergianus observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1934. 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)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Lepisorus thunbergianus. BISH 100931. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956175314. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/100931.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956175314 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026