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Dryopteris mauiensis
Maui wood fern
As recorded: Dryopteris mauiensis C.Chr.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Polypodiopsida › Polypodiales › Dryopteridaceae
- Collected by
- Giffard, W.M.
- Collector number
- s.n.
- Date
- August 3, 1927
- Locality
- deep forest 29 miles Olaa
- Island
- Hawaiʻi Island
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Identified by
- Palmer, D.D.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On August 3, 1927, Giffard, W.M. also collected 16 other specimens.
Dryopteris mauiensis observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1927. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 5 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2022-10-05.

2022-10-05
Hawaii, US
(c) Susan Fawcett, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2022-09-28
Hawaii, US
(c) Kenneth R. Wood (NTBG), some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2022-09-27
Hawaii, US
(c) Susan Fawcett, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2022-09-27
Hawaii, US
(c) Susan Fawcett, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2022-09-27
Hawaii, US
(c) Susan Fawcett, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Dryopteris mauiensis. BISH 16737. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956189287. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/16737.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956189287 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
