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Vandenboschia cyrtotheca
elegant bristle fern
As recorded: Vandenboschia cyrtotheca (Hillebr.) Copel.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Polypodiopsida › Hymenophyllales › Hymenophyllaceae
- Collected by
- Stone, B.C.
- Collector number
- 3011
- Date
- July 2, 1959
- Locality
- Puna, lower Pulama between Punaluu and wahaula
- Island
- Hawaiʻi Island
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Identified by
- Lamoureux, C.H.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On July 2, 1959, Stone, B.C. also collected 12 other specimens.
Christella dentata
Botany
Cordyline fruticosa
Botany
Cordyline fruticosa
Botany
Nephrolepis brownii
Botany
Nephrolepis exaltata
Botany
Peperomia leptostachya
Botany
Peperomia leptostachya
Botany
Polyscias sandwicensis
Botany
Polyscias sandwicensis
Botany
Polyscias sandwicensis
Botany
Senna septemtrionalis
Botany
Syzygium malaccense
Botany
Vandenboschia cyrtotheca observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1959. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 20 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-06-17.
2026-06-17
Hawaii, US
(c) Andrew Evans, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-09-18
Hawaii, US
(c) Andrew Evans, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-08-07
Hawaii County, US-HI, US
(c) Lily Stein, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-03-26
Alakaʻi Wilderness Preserve, Princeville, HI, US
(c) emoriarty4, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-02-09
Manoa, Honolulu, HI, USA
no rights reserved
2025-02-04
Makiki/Lower/ Punchbowl/Tantalus, Honolulu, HI, USA
(c) Kevin Faccenda, some rights reserved (CC BY)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Vandenboschia cyrtotheca. BISH 1445. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956217316. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/1445.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956217316 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026