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Nephrolepis cordifolia
Fishbone Fern
As recorded: Nephrolepis cordifolia (L.) C.Presl
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Polypodiopsida › Polypodiales › Nephrolepidaceae
- Collected by
- Munro, G.C.
- Collector number
- 168
- Date
- July 23, 1927
- Locality
- Haalelepaakai
- Island
- Lānaʻi
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Coordinates
- 20.8084, -156.8678 ± 501 m
- Elevation
- 975 m
- Identified by
- Lamoureux, C.H.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Where it was collected
Collected the same day
On July 23, 1927, Munro, G.C. also collected 9 other specimens.
Still here: Nephrolepis cordifolia observed near this locality
This specimen was collected in 1927. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 5 research-grade sightings in the wild within 25 km, most recently on 2026-03-10.

2026-03-10
Maui County, US-HI, US
(c) premota, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-03-04
Maui County, US-HI, US
(c) premota, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2025-08-13
Maui County, US-HI, US
(c) biolyth, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2024-09-10
Hawaii, US
(c) ka_y_ak, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2022-11-09
Maui County, US-HI, US
(c) Susan Fawcett, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Nephrolepis cordifolia. BISH 21952. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956568962. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/21952.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956568962 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
