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Asplenium musifolium

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BISH 2984Botany

Asplenium musifolium

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As recorded: Asplenium musifolium Mett.

Plantae › Tracheophyta › Polypodiopsida › Polypodiales › Aspleniaceae

Collected by: St.John, H.; Wilbur, R.L.Harold St.John →R.L. Wilbur →
Collector number: 23309
Date: February 6, 1948
Locality: Olokui, Wailau, Wailele Stream
Island: Molokaʻi
Region: Hawaii, United States
Elevation: 762 m
Identified by: Thomas, M.K.
Record type: Preserved specimen

138 Bishop specimens of Asplenium musifolium · collected 1817–2025Species page ›

Asplenium musifolium observed alive in Hawaiʻi

This specimen was collected in 1948. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 47 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-09-12.

Asplenium musifolium observed 2026-09-12

2026-09-12

Kalaniai Rd, Honokaa, HI, US

(c) Jason Flor Flores, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Asplenium musifolium observed 2026-07-18

2026-07-18

Kalaniai Rd, Honokaa, HI, US

(c) Jason Flor Flores, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Asplenium musifolium observed 2026-06-17

2026-06-17

Kuliouou - Kalani Iki, Honolulu, HI, USA

no rights reserved

Asplenium musifolium observed 2026-05-25

2026-05-25

Hawaii, US

(c) Susan Fawcett, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Asplenium musifolium observed 2026-05-25

2026-05-25

Hawaii, US

(c) Susan Fawcett, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Asplenium musifolium observed 2026-05-25

2026-05-25

Hawaii, US

(c) Susan Fawcett, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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Cite this specimen

Asplenium musifolium. BISH 2984. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956615886. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/2984.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 5956615886 ↗
Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
Last harvested October 26, 2026