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Vandenboschia davallioides
creeping palai
As recorded: Vandenboschia davallioides (Gaudich.) Copel.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Polypodiopsida › Hymenophyllales › Hymenophyllaceae
- Collected by
- Bryan Jr., E.H.; Suehiro, A.; Fukuda, M.Edwin Horace Bryan Jr. →M. Fukuda →Amy Suehiro →
- Collector number
- s.n.
- Date
- May 15, 1932
- Locality
- Koolau Mountains: S ridge of Kipapa Gulch, Waipio
- Island
- Oʻahu
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Elevation
- 397 m
- Identified by
- Lamoureux, C.H.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On May 15, 1932, Bryan Jr., E.H.; Suehiro, A.; Fukuda, M. also collected 24+ other specimens.
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Bazzania inaequabilis
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Dianella sandwicensis
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Digitaria ciliaris
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Vandenboschia davallioides observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1932. 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 1556. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956151581. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/1556.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956151581 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026