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Vandenboschia davallioides
creeping palai
As recorded: Vandenboschia davallioides (Gaudich.) Copel.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Polypodiopsida › Hymenophyllales › Hymenophyllaceae
- Collected by
- Webster, G.L.
- Collector number
- 1392
- Date
- March 26, 1948
- Locality
- Waianae Mountain Range: Honouliuli; South Palawai Gulch
- Island
- Oʻahu
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Elevation
- 762 m
- Identified by
- Lamoureux, C.H.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On March 26, 1948, Webster, G.L. also collected 18 other specimens.
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Coprosma longifolia
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Cyperus hillebrandii
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Hypochaeris glabra
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Lobelia yuccoides
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Luzula hawaiiensis
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Morus alba
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Panicum nephelophilum
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Passiflora edulis
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Peperomia membranacea
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Peperomia sandwicensis
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Phytolacca icosandra
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Silene gallica
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Vaccinium calycinum
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Vandenboschia davallioides observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1948. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 107 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-10.
2026-10-10
Hawaii, US
(c) Brendan Stogner, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-09-20
Makiki/Lower/ Punchbowl/Tantalus, Honolulu, HI, USA
(c) jeremypmccann, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-09-12
Kalaniai Rd, Honokaa, HI, US
(c) Jason Flor Flores, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-06-17
Honolulu County, US-HI, US
(c) Andrew Evans, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-04-23
Puʻuhonua St, Honolulu, HI, US
(c) jordan loftin, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-04-23
Honolulu, HI, US
(c) jordan loftin, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Vandenboschia davallioides. BISH 1468. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956428140. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/1468.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956428140 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026