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Psilotum complanatum
Flat Fork Fern
As recorded: Psilotum complanatum Sw.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Polypodiopsida › Psilotales › Psilotaceae
- Collected by
- St.John, H.; Wilbur, R.L.Harold St.John →R.L. Wilbur →
- Collector number
- 23334
- Date
- February 6, 1948
- Locality
- Olokui, Wailau, ridge between upper forks of Wailele Stream
- Island
- Molokaʻi
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Elevation
- 762 m
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On February 6, 1948, St.John, H.; Wilbur, R.L. also collected 24+ other specimens.
Adenophorus tenellus
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Ageratina adenophora
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Alyxia stellata
Botany
Alyxia stellata
Botany
Antidesma platyphyllum
Botany
Asplenium contiguum
Botany
Asplenium musifolium
Botany
Athyrium microphyllum
Botany
Bobea gaudichaudii
Botany
Boehmeria grandis
Botany
Carex meyenii
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Carex wahuensis
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Cheirodendron trigynum
Botany
Cibotium
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Cibotium glaucum
Botany
Coprosma ochracea
Botany
Coprosma ochracea
Botany
Diospyros sandwicensis
Botany
Diplopterygium pinnatum
Botany
Doodia kunthiana
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Elaphoglossum crassifolium
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Elaphoglossum micradenium
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Elaphoglossum parvisquameum
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Geniostoma tinifolium
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Psilotum complanatum observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1948. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 191 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-07-28.
2026-07-28
Maui County, US-HI, US
(c) Antonio Rodriguez, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-07-11
Volcano, HI 96785, USA
(c) nmoorhatch, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2026-07-08
Honolulu Watershed Forest Reserve, Honolulu, HI, US
(c) jawbones, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-07-07
Hawaii County, HI, USA
(c) Kai Garcia-Tobar, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-06-26
Kauai County, HI, USA
(c) Tim Guida, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-06-19
Kauai County, HI, USA
(c) Nick Moore, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Psilotum complanatum. BISH 4070. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956454550. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/4070.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956454550 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026