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Diplopterygium pinnatum
uluhe lau nui
As recorded: Diplopterygium pinnatum (Kunze) Nakai
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Polypodiopsida › Gleicheniales › Gleicheniaceae
- Collected by
- St.John, H.; Palmer, R.; Pearsall, G.; Woolford, H.A.Rick Palmer →G.A. Pearsall →Harold St.John →H.A. Woolford →
- Collector number
- 25649
- Date
- December 28, 1955
- Locality
- W Maui, E rim of Ukumehame Gulch
- Island
- Maui
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Coordinates
- 20.8507, -156.5578 ± 501 m
- Elevation
- 1,311 m
- Identified by
- Lamoureux, C.H.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Where it was collected
Collected the same day
On December 28, 1955, St.John, H.; Palmer, R.; Pearsall, G.; Woolford, H.A. also collected 24+ other specimens.
Still here: Diplopterygium pinnatum observed near this locality
This specimen was collected in 1955. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 16 research-grade sightings in the wild within 25 km, most recently on 2026-08-05.

2026-08-05
Maui County, HI, USA
(c) denizs, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-05-27
Maui County, US-HI, US
(c) siennaarose, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-04-25
Waiheʻe Ridge Trail, Wailuku, HI, US
(c) adelrocini, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2025-11-09
Maui County, HI, USA
(c) NEcology, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2025-10-17
Maui County, US-HI, US
(c) rokkenolan, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2025-03-20
Maui County, US-HI, US
(c) Kevin Faccenda, some rights reserved (CC BY)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Diplopterygium pinnatum. BISH 413695. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956223936. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/413695.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956223936 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
