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Asplenium aethiopicum

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BISH 3404Botany

Asplenium aethiopicum

African Spleenwort

As recorded: Asplenium aethiopicum (Burm.fil.) Bech.

Plantae › Tracheophyta › Polypodiopsida › Polypodiales › Aspleniaceae

Collected by: Rock, J.F.C.
Collector number: 1351
Date: February 14, 1909
Locality: Halemanu
Island: Kauaʻi
Region: Hawaii, United States
Identified by: Palmer, D.D.
Record type: Preserved specimen

167 Bishop specimens of Asplenium aethiopicum · collected 1819–2024Species page ›

Asplenium aethiopicum observed alive in Hawaiʻi

This specimen was collected in 1909. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 18 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-05-28.

Asplenium aethiopicum observed 2026-05-28

2026-05-28

Hawaii, US

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

Asplenium aethiopicum observed 2026-01-11

2026-01-11

Kohala Mountain Rd, Kamuela, HI, US

(c) Sam Rickert, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Asplenium aethiopicum observed 2025-11-26

2025-11-26

Hawaii, US

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

Asplenium aethiopicum observed 2025-11-26

2025-11-26

Hawaii, US

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

Asplenium aethiopicum observed 2025-06-10

2025-06-10

Hawaii, US

(c) Spencer Len Pote, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Asplenium aethiopicum observed 2025-06-01

2025-06-01

Kauaʻi, Princeville, HI, US

(c) tknightidiv, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.

Cite this specimen

Asplenium aethiopicum. BISH 3404. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956516735. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/3404.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 5956516735 ↗
Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
Last harvested October 26, 2026