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Nephrolepis brownii
Brown's sword fern
As recorded: Nephrolepis brownii (Desv.) Hovenkamp & Miyam.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Polypodiopsida › Polypodiales › Nephrolepidaceae
- Collected by
- Herbst, D.R.; Spence, G.Derral R. Herbst →G.J. Spence →
- Collector number
- 4037
- Date
- June 12, 1974
- Locality
- Lanaihale, near beginning of Munro Trail
- Island
- Lānaʻi
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Coordinates
- 20.8424, -156.9012 ± 501 m
- Elevation
- 610 m
- Identified by
- (Nom. rev.) Kennedy, B.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Where it was collected
Collected the same day
On June 12, 1974, Herbst, D.R.; Spence, G. also collected 5 other specimens.
Still here: Nephrolepis brownii observed near this locality
This specimen was collected in 1974. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 9 research-grade sightings in the wild within 25 km, most recently on 2026-04-22.
2026-04-22
Lanai City, HI, US
(c) premota, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-02-13
Kaanapali
(c) burkhardtk, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-01-27
Maui County, US-HI, US
(c) premota, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-10-10
Lānaʻi City, HI, US
(c) premota, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-09-02
Lanai City, HI, US
(c) premota, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-05-29
Maui County, US-HI, US
(c) nickr, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Nephrolepis brownii. BISH 405246. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956584044. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/405246.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956584044 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026