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Hymenophyllum recurvum
Ohiaku
As recorded: Hymenophyllum recurvum Gaudich.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Polypodiopsida › Hymenophyllales › Hymenophyllaceae
- Collected by
- Rock, J.F.C.
- Collector number
- 3017
- Date
- May 15, 1909
- Locality
- N fork of Kaukouahua gulch
- Island
- Oʻahu
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Identified by
- (Nom. rev.) Kennedy, B.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On May 15, 1909, Rock, J.F.C. also collected 22 other specimens.
Astelia menziesiana
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Astelia menziesiana
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Clermontia kakeana
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Clermontia kakeana
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Cyrtandra lessoniana
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Dubautia laxa
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Dubautia laxa
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Elaeocarpus bifidus
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Euphorbia clusiifolia
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Euphorbia clusiifolia
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Freycinetia arborea
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Freycinetia arborea
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Kadua affinis
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Lipochaeta lobata
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Machaerina angustifolia
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Melicope clusiifolia
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Melicope peduncularis
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Melicope peduncularis
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Melicope rotundifolia
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Melicope rotundifolia
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Melicope rotundifolia
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Metrosideros polymorpha
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Hymenophyllum recurvum observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1909. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 183 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-18.
2026-10-18
Honolulu County, US-HI, US
(c) conlonae, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-17
Waialua, HI 96791, USA
(c) jeremypmccann, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-11
Hawaii Volcanoes National Park, Hawaii County, US-HI, US
(c) David Pierce, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-02
Hilo, HI 96720, USA
(c) jeremypmccann, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-08-09
Honolulu County, US-HI, US
(c) kairigney, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-07-18
Hawaii, US
(c) Curtis Mahon, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
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Cite this specimen
Hymenophyllum recurvum. BISH 15869. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956530595. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/15869.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956530595 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026