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Asplenium macraei
Macrae's spleenwort
As recorded: Asplenium macraei Hook. & Grev.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Polypodiopsida › Polypodiales › Aspleniaceae
- Collected by
- Heller, A.A.
- Collector number
- 2764
- Date
- September 2, 1895
- Locality
- Kaholuamanoa, above Waimea
- Island
- Kauaʻi
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Identified by
- Lamoureux, C.H.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On September 2, 1895, Heller, A.A. also collected 24+ other specimens.
Asplenium macraei observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1895. 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 2899. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956139347. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/2899.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956139347 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
