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Vandenboschia cyrtotheca
elegant bristle fern
As recorded: Vandenboschia cyrtotheca (Hillebr.) Copel.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Polypodiopsida › Hymenophyllales › Hymenophyllaceae
- Collected by
- St.John, H.; Catto, R.J.R.J. Catto →Harold St.John →
- Collector number
- 17868
- Date
- December 31, 1936
- Locality
- East Maui, Hana, Puu Ki
- Island
- Maui
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Elevation
- 536 m
- Identified by
- Lamoureux, C.H.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On December 31, 1936, St.John, H.; Catto, R.J. also collected 24+ other specimens.
Athyrium microphyllum
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Ceodes umbellifera
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Ceodes umbellifera
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Cheirodendron trigynum
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Coprosma pubens
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Cordyline fruticosa
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Cyclosorus interruptus
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Cyrtandra hashimotoi
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Cyrtandra hashimotoi
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Dicranopteris linearis
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Elaphoglossum crassifolium
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Elaphoglossum parvisquameum
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Hydrangea arguta
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Hymenophyllum lanceolatum
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Joinvillea ascendens
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Joinvillea ascendens
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Kadua affinis
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Lipochaeta succulenta
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Lipochaeta succulenta
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Lipochaeta succulenta
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Metrosideros polymorpha
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Palhinhaea cernua
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Peperomia macraeana
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Pipturus albidus
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Vandenboschia cyrtotheca observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1936. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 20 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-06-17.
2026-06-17
Hawaii, US
(c) Andrew Evans, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-09-18
Hawaii, US
(c) Andrew Evans, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-08-07
Hawaii County, US-HI, US
(c) Lily Stein, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-03-26
Alakaʻi Wilderness Preserve, Princeville, HI, US
(c) emoriarty4, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-02-09
Manoa, Honolulu, HI, USA
no rights reserved
2025-02-04
Makiki/Lower/ Punchbowl/Tantalus, Honolulu, HI, USA
(c) Kevin Faccenda, some rights reserved (CC BY)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Vandenboschia cyrtotheca. BISH 4142. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956401324. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/4142.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956401324 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026