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Asplenium contiguum
As recorded: Asplenium contiguum var. contiguum
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Polypodiopsida › Polypodiales › Aspleniaceae
- Collected by
- Forbes, C.N.
- Collector number
- 469.Mo
- Date
- August 1, 1912
- Locality
- Wailau Trail
- Island
- Molokaʻi
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Coordinates
- 21.1164, -156.8226 ± 5,504 m
- Identified by
- Lamoureux, C.H.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Where it was collected
Collected the same day
On August 1, 1912, Forbes, C.N. also collected 24+ other specimens.
Still here: Asplenium contiguum observed near this locality
This specimen was collected in 1912. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 3 research-grade sightings in the wild within 25 km, most recently on 2024-10-18.

2024-10-18
Hawaii, US
(c) gingaaninjaa, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2024-09-11
Hawaii, US
(c) gingaaninjaa, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2005-03-30
Molokai, Hawaii, USA
(c) Kenneth R. Wood (NTBG), some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Asplenium contiguum. BISH 2997. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956396105. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/2997.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956396105 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
Data-quality notes from GBIF
- Name matched only at a higher rank (e.g. genus)
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