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Nephrolepis brownii
Brown's sword fern
As recorded: Nephrolepis brownii (Desv.) Hovenkamp & Miyam.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Polypodiopsida › Polypodiales › Nephrolepidaceae
- Collected by
- Newell, C.L.
- Collector number
- 787
- Date
- September 8, 1966
- Locality
- Mauna Loa Strip Road ~3.6 mi from intersection with Kona-Hilo Hwy., ~30 m into forest on R of road, plot 30
- Island
- Hawaiʻi Island
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Elevation
- 1,280 m
- Identified by
- (Nom. rev.) Kennedy, B.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On September 8, 1966, Newell, C.L. also collected 15 other specimens.
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Cyperus hillebrandii
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Dryopteris hawaiiensis
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Ipomoea indica
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Ipomoea indica
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Lachnagrostis filiformis
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Microlepia setosa
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Microlepia setosa
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Pteris cretica
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Pteris cretica
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Rubus argutus
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Rubus argutus
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Rubus rosifolius
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Wikstroemia sandwicensis
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Nephrolepis brownii observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1966. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 564 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-24.
2026-10-24
Puʻupia Trail, Kailua, HI, US
(c) Ean Schiffman, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-09-29
Kīlauea Ave, Hilo, HI, US
(c) Kellen Apuna, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-09-08
Kalapana, HI 96778, USA
(c) mellframe, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-09-04
Crater Rim Trail, Pahoa, HI, US
(c) nikkibirding, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-09-04
Crater Rim Trail, Pahoa, HI, US
(c) nikkibirding, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-08-29
Crater Rim Trail, Pahoa, HI, US
(c) hi_ocean, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Nephrolepis brownii. BISH 21318. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956287548. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/21318.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956287548 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026