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Dryopteris wallichiana
Wallich's wood fern
As recorded: Dryopteris wallichiana (Spreng.) Hyl.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Polypodiopsida › Polypodiales › Dryopteridaceae
- Collected by
- St.John, H.; Mitchell, A.L.A.L.M. Mitchell →Harold St.John →
- Collector number
- 21002
- Date
- August 14, 1945
- Locality
- Wai Anapanapa, Haleakala, Kipahulu-Kuhiwa divide
- Island
- Maui
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Elevation
- 2,012 m
- Identified by
- Geiger, J.M.O.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On August 14, 1945, St.John, H.; Mitchell, A.L. also collected 11 other specimens.
Dryopteris wallichiana observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1945. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 405 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-06.
2026-10-06
Hawaii County, US-HI, US
(c) reymond_miyajima, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-05
Maui County, HI, USA
(c) Jonathan Newman, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-09-23
Hawaii County, US-HI, US
(c) Kyle Klotz, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-09-23
Hawaii County, US-HI, US
(c) Kyle Klotz, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-09-22
Kailua Kona, HI, US
(c) Kellen Apuna, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-09-19
Hawaii County, HI, USA
(c) David Martin, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Dryopteris wallichiana. BISH 17071. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956461718. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/17071.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956461718 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026