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Polypodium pellucidum
As recorded: Polypodium pellucidum var. pellucidum
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Polypodiopsida › Polypodiales › Polypodiaceae
- Collected by
- Newell, C.L.
- Collector number
- 526
- Date
- August 21, 1966
- Locality
- end of Kulani Prison Rd., ~50 m up trail
- Island
- Hawaiʻi Island
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Elevation
- 1,660 m
- Identified by
- (Nom. rev.) Arthur, K.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On August 21, 1966, Newell, C.L. also collected 24+ other specimens.
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Polypodium pellucidum observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1966. 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)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Polypodium pellucidum. BISH 21056. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956361430. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/21056.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956361430 ↗
- 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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