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Nephrolepis exaltata

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BISH 412666Botany

Nephrolepis exaltata

southern sword fern

As recorded: Nephrolepis exaltata subsp. hawaiiensis W.H.Wagner

Plantae › Tracheophyta › Polypodiopsida › Polypodiales › Nephrolepidaceae

Collected by: St.John, H.
Collector number: 25215
Date: December 23, 1953
Locality: W ridge of Honomuni
Island: Molokaʻi
Region: Hawaii, United States
Coordinates: 21.0956, -156.7919 ± 1,982 m
Elevation: 244 m
Identified by: Puttock, C.F.
Record type: Preserved specimen

180 Bishop specimens of Nephrolepis exaltata · collected 1838–2025Species page ›

Where it was collected

Still here: Nephrolepis exaltata observed near this locality

This specimen was collected in 1953. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 3 research-grade sightings in the wild within 25 km, most recently on 2024-09-14.

Nephrolepis exaltata observed 2024-09-14

2024-09-14

Hawaii, US

(c) ka_y_ak, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Nephrolepis exaltata observed 2024-09-14

2024-09-14

Kalaupapa National Historical Park, Kalawao County, US-HI, US

(c) gingaaninjaa, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Nephrolepis exaltata observed 2024-08-13

2024-08-13

Hawaii, US

(c) NPS - pacific island vegetation monitoring, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.

Cite this specimen

Nephrolepis exaltata. BISH 412666. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956594023. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/412666.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 5956594023 ↗
Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
Last harvested October 26, 2026