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Asplenium macraei
Macrae's spleenwort
As recorded: Asplenium macraei Hook. & Grev.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Polypodiopsida › Polypodiales › Aspleniaceae
- Collected by
- Forbes, C.N.
- Collector number
- 2565.O
- Date
- May 5, 1919
- Locality
- Fort Shafter
- Island
- Oʻahu
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Identified by
- Lamoureux, C.H.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On May 5, 1919, Forbes, C.N. also collected 11 other specimens.
Asplenium macraei observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1919. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 38 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-08-11.

2026-08-11
Hawaii, US
(c) Megan LR Steiner, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-06-07
Hawaii, US
(c) Susan Fawcett, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-05-28
Hawaii, US
(c) Susan Fawcett, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2025-12-18
Hawaii County, US-HI, US
(c) Lily Stein, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2025-11-22
Hawaii, US
(c) Julien Carley-Windeler, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2025-11-22
Hawaii, US
(c) Julien Carley-Windeler, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Asplenium macraei. BISH 2887. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956649648. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/2887.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956649648 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
