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Elaphoglossum paleaceum
As recorded: Elaphoglossum paleaceum (Hook. & Grev.) Sledge
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Polypodiopsida › Polypodiales › Dryopteridaceae
- Collected by
- Bonsey, E.; Iltis, H.H.; Iltis, M.E. Bonsey →H.H. Iltis →M.G. Iltis →
- Collector number
- H-477
- Date
- August 5, 1967
- Locality
- East Maui, Along water flume (Kula Pipe Line), between Waikamoi and Haipuaena gulch, 3 to 4 mi due E of Olinda
- Island
- Maui
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Coordinates
- 20.8094, -156.2244 ± 696 m
- Elevation
- 1,320 m
- Identified by
- Palmer, D.D.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Where it was collected
Collected the same day
On August 5, 1967, Bonsey, E.; Iltis, H.H.; Iltis, M. also collected 24+ other specimens.
Still here: Elaphoglossum paleaceum observed near this locality
This specimen was collected in 1967. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 22 research-grade sightings in the wild within 25 km, most recently on 2026-04-20.

2026-04-20
Haleakala, Haleakala National Park, Maui County, US-HI, US
(c) calluna23, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2025-11-18
Maui County, US-HI, US
(c) zacpfeifer, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2025-11-13
Maui County, HI, USA
(c) NEcology, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2025-09-23
Hawaii, US
(c) zacpfeifer, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2025-04-04
Hawaii, US
(c) Julien Ueda, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2025-02-03
Maui County, US-HI, US
(c) Nikolai Braedt, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Elaphoglossum paleaceum. BISH 407297. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956606511. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/407297.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956606511 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
