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Asplenium peruvianum
As recorded: Asplenium peruvianum var. insulare (C.V.Morton) D.D.Palmer
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Polypodiopsida › Polypodiales › Aspleniaceae
- Collected by
- Forbes, C.N.
- Collector number
- 917.H
- Date
- June 23, 1915
- Locality
- Above Kipuka Ahiu
- Island
- Hawaiʻi Island
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Identified by
- Palmer, D.D.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On June 23, 1915, Forbes, C.N. also collected 15 other specimens.
Asplenium peruvianum observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1915. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 3 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-08-31.

2026-08-31
Hawaii, US
(c) Jason Flor Flores, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2022-11-05
Maui County, US-HI, US
(c) Susan Fawcett, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2011-12-16
Hawaii County, US-HI, US
(c) acressler, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Asplenium peruvianum. BISH 3158. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956595917. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/3158.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956595917 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
