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Pteris cretica
Cretan brake
As recorded: Pteris cretica L.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Polypodiopsida › Polypodiales › Pteridaceae
- Collected by
- St.John, H.; Cowan, R.S.; Rogers, D.P.R.S. Cowan →Donald P. Rogers →Harold St.John →
- Collector number
- 22434
- Date
- December 27, 1946
- Locality
- Kau District: Kapapala; Peter Lee Road, 1 mile NE of Halfway House
- Island
- Hawaiʻi Island
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Elevation
- 930 m
- Identified by
- Lamoureux, C.H.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On December 27, 1946, St.John, H.; Cowan, R.S.; Rogers, D.P. also collected 14 other specimens.
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Myoporum sandwicense
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Pipturus albidus
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Tephrosia purpurea
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Pteris cretica observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1946. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 154 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-09-22.
2026-09-22
Kailua Kona, HI, US
(c) Kellen Apuna, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-08-17
Princeville, HI, US
(c) Dillon Freiburger, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-08-11
Holualoa, HI, US
(c) Kellen Apuna, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-07-26
Kīlauea Iki Trail, Pahoa, HI, US
(c) atcgnyc, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-07-25
Volcano, HI 96785, USA
(c) Bella Hunter, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-06-04
Hawaii County, US-HI, US
(c) Chloe DuBose, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Pteris cretica. BISH 413441. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956653165. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/413441.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956653165 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026