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Ophioderma falcatum
As recorded: Ophioderma pendulum var. falcatum C.Presl
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Polypodiopsida › Ophioglossales › Ophioglossaceae
- Collected by
- St.John, H.; Cowan, R.S.; Rogers, D.P.R.S. Cowan →Donald P. Rogers →Harold St.John →
- Collector number
- 22357
- Date
- December 24, 1946
- Locality
- Junction. of Kulani and 15.75 mile roads, Waiakea, S. Hilo
- Island
- Hawaiʻi Island
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Elevation
- 671 m
- Identified by
- (Nom. rev.) Kennedy, B.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On December 24, 1946, St.John, H.; Cowan, R.S.; Rogers, D.P. also collected 24+ other specimens.
Ophioderma falcatum observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1946. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 53 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-04-02.

2026-04-02
Honolulu County, HI, USA
(c) Hubert Szczygieł, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-01-17
Hawaii, US
(c) Neal Kelso, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2025-12-19
Manoa, Honolulu, HI, USA
(c) Daniel Ward, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2025-12-11
Manoa, Honolulu, HI, USA
(c) Kevin Faccenda, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2025-11-29
Hawaii, US
(c) Neal Kelso, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2025-11-29
Oʻahu, Waipahu, HI, US
(c) Krimzz, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Ophioderma falcatum. BISH 413448. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956606522. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/413448.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956606522 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
