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Blechnum appendiculatum
palm fern
As recorded: Blechnum appendiculatum Willd.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Polypodiopsida › Polypodiales › Blechnaceae
- Collected by
- Munro, G.C.
- Collector number
- 146
- Date
- July 19, 1927
- Locality
- Kapohaku
- Island
- Lānaʻi
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Coordinates
- 20.8170, -156.8865 ± 599 m
- Elevation
- 671 m
- Identified by
- Imada, C.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Where it was collected
Collected the same day
On July 19, 1927, Munro, G.C. also collected 6 other specimens.
Still here: Blechnum appendiculatum observed near this locality
This specimen was collected in 1927. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 11 research-grade sightings in the wild within 25 km, most recently on 2026-08-25.

2026-08-25
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)

2026-02-18
Maui County, US-HI, US
(c) premota, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-01-21
Maui County, US-HI, US
(c) premota, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2025-02-27
Lanai City, HI 96763, USA
(c) Michael Sthreshley, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2025-01-09
Maui County, US-HI, US
(c) Spencer Len Pote, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Blechnum appendiculatum. BISH 21953. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956405070. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/21953.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956405070 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
