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Polypodium pellucidum
ʻAe lau nui
As recorded: Polypodium pellucidum var. pellucidum
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Polypodiopsida › Polypodiales › Polypodiaceae
- Collected by
- Lyon, H.L.; Lyon, M.F.H.L. Lyon →M.F. Lyon →
- Collector number
- s.n.
- Date
- November 14, 1908
- Locality
- East Maui, Kailua
- Island
- Maui
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Identified by
- (Nom. rev.) Arthur, K.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On November 14, 1908, Lyon, H.L.; Lyon, M.F. also collected 1 other specimen.
Polypodium pellucidum observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1908. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 487 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-17.
2026-10-17
Upper Waiakea Forest Reserve, Hilo, HI, US
(c) Robin White, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2026-10-04
Hawaii, US
(c) Jason Flor Flores, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-01
Captain Cook, HI, US
(c) Kellen Apuna, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-09-23
Hawaii County, US-HI, US
(c) Kyle Klotz, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-09-11
Maui County, US-HI, US
(c) simcartographer, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2026-09-10
Hawaii County, US-HI, US
(c) idoucet, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
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Cite this specimen
Polypodium pellucidum. BISH 16712. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956353504. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/16712.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956353504 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
Data-quality notes from GBIF
- Name matched only at a higher rank (e.g. genus)
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