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Hymenophyllum recurvum
Ohiaku
As recorded: Hymenophyllum recurvum Gaudich.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Polypodiopsida › Hymenophyllales › Hymenophyllaceae
- Collected by
- Fosberg, F.R.
- Collector number
- 12396
- Date
- November 28, 1935
- Locality
- Lanaihale, NW ridge
- Island
- Lānaʻi
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Coordinates
- 20.8199, -156.8791 ± 514 m
- Elevation
- 950 m
- Identified by
- (Nom. rev.) Kennedy, B.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Where it was collected
Collected the same day
On November 28, 1935, Fosberg, F.R. also collected 24+ other specimens.
Still here: Hymenophyllum recurvum observed near this locality
This specimen was collected in 1935. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 2 research-grade sightings in the wild within 25 km, most recently on 2022-11-09.

2022-11-09
Maui County, US-HI, US
(c) Susan Fawcett, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2022-11-09
Maui County, US-HI, US
(c) Susan Fawcett, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Hymenophyllum recurvum. BISH 1257. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956233947. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/1257.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956233947 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
