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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.; Ishikawa, S.Derral R. Herbst →S. Ishikawa →
- Collector number
- 5454
- Date
- August 28, 1975
- Locality
- Kona, Honaunau FR, S jeep trail
- Island
- Hawaiʻi Island
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Elevation
- 762 m
- Identified by
- (Nom. rev.) Kennedy, B.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On August 28, 1975, Herbst, D.R.; Ishikawa, S. also collected 15 other specimens.
Antidesma platyphyllum
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Antidesma platyphyllum
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Callitris rhomboidea
Botany
Callitris rhomboidea
Botany
Distichophyllum freycinetii
Botany
Distichophyllum paradoxum
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Leucobryum gracile
Botany
Nephrolepis brownii
Botany
Nothoceros vincentianus
Botany
Phyllodon lingulatus
Botany
Plagiomnium rostratum
Botany
Pyrrhobryum spiniforme
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Riccardia attenuata
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Riccardia loriana
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Vesicularia perviridis
Botany
Nephrolepis brownii observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1975. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 564 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-24.
2026-10-24
Puʻupia Trail, Kailua, HI, US
(c) Ean Schiffman, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-09-29
Kīlauea Ave, Hilo, HI, US
(c) Kellen Apuna, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-09-08
Kalapana, HI 96778, USA
(c) mellframe, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-09-04
Crater Rim Trail, Pahoa, HI, US
(c) nikkibirding, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-09-04
Crater Rim Trail, Pahoa, HI, US
(c) nikkibirding, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-08-29
Crater Rim Trail, Pahoa, HI, US
(c) hi_ocean, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Nephrolepis brownii. BISH 410213. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956673914. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/410213.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956673914 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026