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Vandenboschia cyrtotheca
elegant bristle fern
As recorded: Vandenboschia cyrtotheca (Hillebr.) Copel.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Polypodiopsida › Hymenophyllales › Hymenophyllaceae
- Collected by
- Herat, T.; Herat, R.R. Herat →T.R. Herat →
- Collector number
- 474
- Date
- July 23, 1973
- Locality
- On Waianae range. In Pahole gulch
- Island
- Oʻahu
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Identified by
- Lamoureux, C.H.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On July 23, 1973, Herat, T.; Herat, R. also collected 15 other specimens.
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Doodia kunthiana
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Euphorbia multiformis
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Hymenasplenium unilaterale
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Vandenboschia cyrtotheca
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Vandenboschia cyrtotheca observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1973. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 20 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-06-17.
2026-06-17
Hawaii, US
(c) Andrew Evans, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-09-18
Hawaii, US
(c) Andrew Evans, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-08-07
Hawaii County, US-HI, US
(c) Lily Stein, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-03-26
Alakaʻi Wilderness Preserve, Princeville, HI, US
(c) emoriarty4, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-02-09
Manoa, Honolulu, HI, USA
no rights reserved
2025-02-04
Makiki/Lower/ Punchbowl/Tantalus, Honolulu, HI, USA
(c) Kevin Faccenda, some rights reserved (CC BY)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Vandenboschia cyrtotheca. BISH 407690. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956571230. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/407690.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956571230 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026