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Hoiokula sandwicensis
As recorded: Hoiokula sandwicensis (Brack.) S.E.Fawc. & A.R.Sm.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Polypodiopsida › Polypodiales › Thelypteridaceae
- Collected by
- Cranwell, L.M.; Skottsberg, C.Lucy May Cranwell →Carl Skottsberg →
- Collector number
- 2589
- Date
- August 13, 1938
- Locality
- head of Waikolu valley, pipe line trail
- Island
- Molokaʻi
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Coordinates
- 21.1250, -156.9115 ± 1,344 m
- Identified by
- (Nom. rev.) Thomas, M.K.; Kennedy, B.Barbara Kennedy →Miles Thomas →
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Where it was collected
Collected the same day
On August 13, 1938, Cranwell, L.M.; Skottsberg, C. also collected 10 other specimens.
Still here: Hoiokula sandwicensis observed near this locality
This specimen was collected in 1938. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 5 research-grade sightings in the wild within 25 km, most recently on 2026-10-20.

2026-10-20
Maui County, US-HI, US
(c) premota, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2024-03-27
Maui County, US-HI, US
(c) Susan Fawcett, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2024-03-27
Maui County, US-HI, US
(c) Susan Fawcett, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2024-03-26
Maui County, US-HI, US
(c) Susan Fawcett, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2022-11-09
Maui County, US-HI, US
(c) Susan Fawcett, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Hoiokula sandwicensis. BISH 3901. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956255809. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/3901.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956255809 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
